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Star-read :: Starproof (a.) Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm..

Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to.

Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision..

Opacity :: Opacity (n.) The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.

Impervious :: Impervious (a.) Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air..

Perviousness :: Perviousness (n.) The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass..

Tan :: Tan (n.) To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark, whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree impervious to water..

Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.

Opaqueness :: Opaqueness (n.) The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.

Opaque :: Opaque (a.) Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance..

Hepatization :: Hepatization (n.) Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air..

Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of penetrating or pervading.

Leachy :: Leachy (a.) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like..

Deafen :: Deafen (v. t.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc..

Impenetrably :: Impenetrably (adv.) In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.

Waterproof :: Waterproof (n.) A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water..

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..

Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water..

Stave :: Stave (n.) To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run..

Pack :: Pack (n.) To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine..

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