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单词 unporous
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unporousadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɔrəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, porous adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + porous adj.
Non-porous.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking > not porous
imporous1646
unporousa1676
imporose1740
unspongya1774
a1676 M. Hale Magnetismus Magnus (1695) vi. 56 The more solid and unporous it is, the better and stronger it performs its Motion.
1727 R. Blackmore Diss. Dropsy 158 These primitive Stones are however so close and unporous, that the Cohesion of their Parts is not to unclasped and dissolved.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 24 We behold the etherial fluids..transmitted..by substances still more solid and unporous.
1841 Florist's Jrnl. (1846) 2 121 Whenever we find the soil close and unporous.
1908 J. Crichton-Browne et al. Standard Family Physician I. 273 The starching renders them [sc. shirts] absolutely unporous.
2012 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 19 Mar. 3 Unconventional gasses are hidden in hard rock like shale, or unporous sandstone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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