porously


po·rous

P0451900 (pôr′əs)adj.1. Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.2. Easily crossed or penetrated: a porous border.
[Middle English, from Old French poreux, poros, from Medieval Latin porōsus, from Latin porus, passage; see pore2.]
po′rous·ly adv.po′rous·ness n.