The material is soft and warm to the touch and … its special microporous structure'breathes', allowing moisture to pass through so that you can sleep in comfort.
microporous in American English
(ˌmaikrəˈpɔrəs, -ˈpour-)
adjective
composed of or having extremely small pores
Word origin
[1885–90; micro- + porous]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, classified, lineup, toner, upsweepmicro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram)
Examples of 'microporous' in a sentence
microporous
This soaks into the timber and protects the surface, but is microporous, so allows the timber to breathe.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Paints should be microporous, water-based and flexible, so that they move with the timber rather than flake.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Cells are grown on a standard microporous membrane, which is then transferred directly to the cuvette from the growth medium.