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   porous

   /ˈpɔːrəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a rock or other material) having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass: "layers of porous limestones"
   • ▪ not retentive or secure: "he ran through a porous home defence to score easily"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French poreux, based on Latin porus ‘pore’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. porously adverb
   • 2. porousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • O

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