adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a permeable membrane
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A membrane selectively permeable to gases separates the buffer from the blood sample.
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Besides, the boundaries of the leprosarium were permeable , and surveillance at the federal level was almost nonexistent.
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If the soil is permeable enough radon can diffuse out before it decays.
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Layers of rock that are porous and permeable enough to store water and let it flow through them easily are called aquifers.
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Such rocks are said to be permeable; sandstones and gravels are good examples of permeable rocks.
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The picture of the permeable family may lead one to think Elkind wishes for the return of the old model.
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The proximal tubule is freely permeable to water, and water freely follows the absorbed solutes.