| 单词 | permeability |
| 释义 | permeability (once / 88867 pages) n Use the noun permeability to describe how slowly or quickly water soaks into something, particularly soil. You're most likely to come across the word permeability in an earth science class. The permeability of something means basically the same thing as how absorbent it is — for example, a gravel driveway has much greater permeability than a heavy clay soil does. The root word is the Latin permeabilis, "that can be passed through." WORD FAMILYpermeability: permeabilities+/impermeable: impermeability, impermeableness, impermeably/permeable: impermeable, permeability, permeableness, semipermeable/permeate: permeable, permeated, permeates, permeating, permeation, permeative/permeating: permeatingly/permeation: permeations USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, most such trials have failed because of problems with target specificity, brain permeability or study design without testing cognitive or amyloid-β outcomes59, 60. Nature(Nov 08, 2016) The stylishness of a city is better indicated by social permeability – to what degree do the citizens engage with fashion? The Guardian(Jun 01, 2016) These include intestinal inflammation; deficiency of the digestive enzyme lactase, associated with lactose intolerance; and increased intestinal permeability, often called "leaky gut." US News(Mar 14, 2016) n the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper permeableness impermeability, impermeableness the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid absorbency the property of being absorbent porosity, porousness the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids |
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