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imporosity

imporosity noun: the state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity.

Noun

imporosity (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity.
    • The […] imporosity betwixt the tangible parts1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
    • imporosity is built into the structure of a pavement1930, The Canadian Engineer

Origin of imporosity

From im- + porosity.

Questions about imporosity

What does imporosity mean?
Imporosity means the state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity.
What part of speech is imporosity?
Imporosity is a noun.

Words near imporosity in the dictionary

  1. impoored
  2. impoors
  3. impopular
  4. impopularity
  5. impopularly
  6. imporosity
  7. imporous
  8. import
  9. importability
  10. importable
  11. importables

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