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porion

[ pawr-ee-on, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr iˌɒn, ˈpoʊr- /
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noun, plural po·ri·a [pawr-ee-uh, pohr-], /ˈpɔr i ə, ˈpoʊr-/, po·ri·ons.Craniometry.
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
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Origin of porion

1905–10; <New Latin <Greek pór(os) passage, way (see pore2) + -ion diminutive suffix

Words nearby porion

Porifera, poriferan, poriferous, poriform, porina, porion, Porirua, porism, pork, pork barrel, pork-barreler
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How to use porion in a sentence

  • The most familiar type of this form of apparatus is the Porion evaporator.

    The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall
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