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.] porous·ly adv. porous·ness n. |
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