permeable cell walls. A sponge is permeable by water.
SYNONYM(S): pervious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
per|cep|ti|ble — «puhr SEHP tuh buhl», adjective. that can be perceived; observable; appreciable: »a perceptible improvement, a perceptible time. The other ship was barely perceptible in the fog. SYNONYM(S): palpable, cognizable. –per|cep´ti|ble|ness, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
per|mis|si|ble — «puhr MIHS uh buhl», adjective. that can be permitted; allowable. SYNONYM(S): admissible. –per|mis´si|ble|ness, noun. –per|mis´si|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
per|son|a|ble — «PUR suh nuh buhl», adjective. having a pleasing appearance or personality; attractive: »Miss Ingamells…a personable if somewhat heavy creature of twenty eight (Arnold Bennett). SYNONYM(S): comely, presentable. –per´son|a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
per|spir´a|ble — per|spire «puhr SPYR», intransitive verb, transitive verb, spired, spir|ing. to sweat: »The lumberman perspired as he cut trees under the blazing sun. ╂[< Latin perspīrāre to blow or breathe constantly (said of the wind) < per through +… … Useful english dictionary
per|turb´a|ble — per|turb «puhr TURB», transitive verb. 1. to disturb greatly; make uneasy or troubled; upset: »Teachers are always perturbed by low grades. Highly perturbed, he wondered what was coming next (Arnold Bennett). SYNONYM(S): excite, trouble, distress … Useful english dictionary
per|ceiv|a|ble — «puhr SEE vuh buhl», adjective. that can be perceived; perceptible. SYNONYM(S): intelligible, appreciable. –per|ceiv´a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
per|du|ra|ble — «puhr DUR uh buhl, DYUR », adjective. everlasting; imperishable; permanent: »cables of perdurable toughness (Shakespeare); leaving a name perdurable on earth (Robert Southey). ╂[< Old French pardurable < Late Latin perdūrābilis <… … Useful english dictionary
per|fect|i|ble — «puhr FEHK tuh buhl», adjective. capable of becoming, or being made, perfect; able to attain perfection: »Man, he thought, was perfectible, and a little calm argument would make him perfect (Leslie Stephen) … Useful english dictionary
per|form|a|ble — «puhr FR muh buhl», adjective. that can be performed … Useful english dictionary
per|mut|a|ble — «puhr MYOO tuh buhl», adjective. 1. = interchangeable. (Cf. ↑interchangeable) 2. liable to change; changeable … Useful english dictionary
