Etymology

macropore

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Today it means: A macroscopic pore; any pore sufficiently wide to allow water or another liquid to flow unimpeded by capillary action Full definition →

English pore ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Englishpore
  8. English todaymacropore

From macro- + pore.

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