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cryptopore

cryptopore noun: a pore too small to be penetrated by most microorganisms; of size smaller than 0.1 μm.

Noun

cryptopore (plural cryptopores)

  1. (soil science) A pore too small to be penetrated by most microorganisms; of size smaller than 0.1 μm.

Forms of cryptopore

pluralcryptopores

Origin of cryptopore

From crypto- + pore.

Questions about cryptopore

What does cryptopore mean?
Cryptopore means a pore too small to be penetrated by most microorganisms; of size smaller than 0.1 μm.
What part of speech is cryptopore?
Cryptopore is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptopore?
The plural of cryptopore is cryptopores.

Words near cryptopore in the dictionary

  1. cryptoplacids
  2. cryptopleurine
  3. cryptopleurospermine
  4. cryptopolyploid
  5. cryptopolyploidy
  6. cryptopore
  7. cryptopores
  8. cryptoporic acid
  9. cryptoporic acids
  10. cryptoportici
  11. cryptoportico

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