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permeability

DEFINITIONS OF: permeability

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n the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)

Synonyms:
permeableness
Antonyms:
impermeability, impermeableness
the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
Types:
absorbency
the property of being absorbent
Type of:
porosity, porousness
the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
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