Etymology

macroporous

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Today it means: Having macropores, i.e. pores of a relatively large size (e.g. greater than 50 nanometres). Full definition →

English porous ← 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. Englishporous
  8. English todaymacroporous

From macro- + porous.

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