imporousadj.
/ɪmˈpɔːrəs/ ? Obsolete.
Not porous; having no pores.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking > not porous
imporous1646
unporousa1676
imporose1740
unspongya1774
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. i. 55 Its body is left imporous . View more context for this quotation
1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 192 The most solid and imporous wood.
1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 14 These Atomes..all perfectly solid and imporous.
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