PORO

Meaning of PORO in English

n pore (as in the pores of the sweat glands)

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

PORO- — combining form Etymology: Greek poros pore : pore poro gamy
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KPELLE — People occupying central Liberia and part of Guinea. Numbering about one million, the Kpelle speak a Niger-Congo languages . They …
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DÉBLÉ — Wooden female figure carved by the Senufo people of West Africa. It was used as a "rhythm pounder" in dance …
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POROMERIC — ¦pōrə¦merik, ¦pȯr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: poro- + poly meric : any of a class of tough porous synthetic …
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POROSCOPY — pəˈräskəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poro- + -scopy : examination of impressions left by the sweat …
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POROSCOPE — ˈpōrəˌskōp noun Etymology: poro- + -scope : an instrument for testing porosity
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POROPLASTIC — |pōrō+ adjective Etymology: por ous + -o- + plastic : both porous and plastic — used of a special felt …
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POROMETER — pəˈräməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: poro- + -meter : an instrument for measuring the area of the stomatal openings of a leaf …
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POROGAMY — pōˈrägəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poro- + -gamy; probably originally formed in German : entrance of …
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POROGAMIC — |pōrō|gamik adjective or po·rog·a·mous (ˈ)pōr|ägəməs Etymology: poro- + -gamic, -gamous : of, relating to, or marked by porogamy
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POROCYTE — ˈpōrəˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: poro- + -cyte : one of the large tubular cells that constitute the wall …
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POROCEPHALUS — -ˈsefələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from poro- + -cephalus : the type genus of Porocephalidae
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MADREPORE — ˈmadrəˌpō(ə)r noun Etymology: French madrépore, from Italian madrepora, from madre mother (from Latin mater ) + -pora (from poro pore, …
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-GAMY — gəmē, -mi noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English -gamie, from Late Latin -gamia, from Greek — more …
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-GAMIC — |gamik, -mēk adjective combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -gam- (from New Latin -gamia — as in Cryptogamia — , …
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MADREPORE — — madreporic /mad'reuh pawr"ik, -por"-/ , madreporian /mad'reuh pawr"ee euhn, -pohr"-/ , adj. /mad"reuh pawr', -pohr'/ , n. any true …
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MADREPORE — noun Etymology: French madrépore, from Italian madrepora, from madre mother (from Latin mater ) + poro pore (from Latin porus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MADREPORE — [mad.re.pore] n [F madrepore, fr. It madrepora, fr. madre mother (fr. L mater) + poro pore (fr. L porus)--more at …
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MENDE — people of Sierra Leone, including also a small group in Liberia; they speak a language of the Mande branch of …
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KPELLE — also called Guerze, people occupying much of central Liberia and extending into Guinea, where they are sometimes called the Guerze; …
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KORHOGO — town, north central Cte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The town's traditional founder was Nangui (Nengu), a 14th-century Senufo (Senoufo) patriarch from …
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BOUNDIALI — town, northwestern Cte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), at the intersection of roads from Abidjan (the national capital), Mali, and Guinea. An …
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MADREPORE — n. 1 any perforated coral of the genus Madrepora. 2 the animal producing this. øømadreporic adj. [F madr÷pore or mod.L …
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MADREPORE — n. 1 any perforated coral of the genus Madrepora. 2 the animal producing this. madreporic adj. [ F madrépore or …
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