nonporous

nonporous
adjective
not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores
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nonporous wood

Ant: ↑porous

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\(ˈ) ̷ ̷+\ adjective
Etymology: non- (I) + porous
: not porous; specifically : not possessing vessels extending along the grain that appear as pores

nonporous wood

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adj.; nonporousness, n.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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