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permeable

[ pur-mee-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈpɜr mi ə bəl /
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adjective

capable of being permeated.

RELATED WORDS

accessible, passable, pervious, porous, spongy, absorptive, enterable

Nearby words

permanganic, permanganic acid, permatemp, permeability, permeability coefficient, permeable, permeameter, permeance, permeant, permease, permeate

Origin of permeable

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin permeābilis, equivalent to permeā(re) to permeate + -bilis -ble

Related forms

per·me·a·ble·ness, nounper·me·a·bly, adverbnon·per·me·a·ble, adjectiveun·per·me·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for permeable

permeable

/ (ˈpɜːmɪəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being permeated, esp by liquids

Derived Forms

permeableness, nounpermeably, adverb

Word Origin for permeable

C15: from Late Latin permeābilis, from Latin permeāre to pervade; see permeate
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Medicine definitions for permeable

permeable

[ pûr′mē-ə-bəl ]

adj.

That can be permeated or penetrated, especially by liquids or gases.
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Science definitions for permeable

permeable

[ pûr′mē-ə-bəl ]

Capable of being passed through or permeated, especially by liquids or gases.
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