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Permeable :: Permeable (a.) Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids; as, wood is permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light..

Porous :: Porous (n.) Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood..

Caoutchouc :: Caoutchouc (n.) A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used c

Costive :: Costive (a.) Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding.

Impermeability :: Impermeability (n.) The quality of being impermeable.

Air-tight :: Air-tight (a.) So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder..

Diathermal :: Diathermal (a.) Freely permeable by radiant heat.

Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil..

Permeability :: Permeability (n.) The quality or state of being permeable.

Permeably :: Permeably (adv.) In a permeable manner.

Impermeable :: Impermeable (a.) Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air..

Scaphander :: Scaphander (n.) The case, or impermeable apparel, in which a diver can work while under water..

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