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Infiltration :: Infiltration (n.) The act or process of infiltrating, as if water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body..

Utricular :: Utricular (a.) Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or minute; -- said especially with reference to the condition of certain substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed from the vaporous state and deposited upon cold bodies, in which case they assume the form of small globules filled with liquid..

Polyporous :: Polyporous (a.) Having many pores.

Imporosity :: Imporosity (n.) The state or quality of being imporous; want of porosity; compactness.

Rarefy :: Rarefy (v. i.) To become less dense; to become thin and porous.

Angiosporous :: Angiosporous (a.) Having spores contained in cells or thecae, as in the case of some fungi..

Thecasporous :: Thecasporous (a.) Having the spores in thecae, or cases..

Cancellous :: Cancellous (a.) Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones..

Endosporous :: Endosporous (a.) Having the spores contained in a case; -- applied to fungi.

Transpiration :: Transpiration (n.) The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes..

Cancelli :: Cancelli (v. t.) The interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, esp. in their articular extremities..

Scillain :: Scillain (n.) A glucoside extracted from squill (Scilla) as a light porous substance.

Spongilla :: Spongiform (a.) Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.

Chatty :: Chatty (n.) A porous earthen pot used in India for cooling water, etc..

Vapory :: Vapory (a.) Full of vapors; vaporous.

Rarefy :: Rarefy (v. t.) To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense..

Stean :: Steamy (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, steam; full of steam; vaporous; misty..

Imporous :: Imporous (a.) Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.

Alcarraza :: Alcarraza (n.) A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface..

Stereometric :: Stereometer (n.) An instrument for determining the specific gravity of liquid bodies, porous bodies, and powders, as well as solids..

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