permeableadjective
uk/ˈpɜː.mi.ə.bəl/us/ˈpɝː.mi.ə.bəl/formalIf a substance is permeable, it allows liquids or gases to go through it:
Certain types of sandstone are permeable to water.
The solvent passes through the permeable membrane to the solution.
Soft and gas-permeable contact lenses are kinder to the eyes than hard lenses.
Opposite
impermeable
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Physics: the state of matter
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- heavy water
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- molten
- non-flammable
- plasma
- powder
- powdered
- pressurized
- runny
- slurry
- sulphur
- thin
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