aporous

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adjective

Lacking pores; not porous.

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aporose
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Meanings

adjectiveaporous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking pores; not porous.

    Fourteen sensory organs have been classified into three main groups: (a) aporous sensilla with a flexible socket, (b) porous sensilla with a flexible socket and (c) porous sensilla with an inflexible socket.

    2023 January 12, Artur Taszakowski, Adrian Masłowski, Kent M. Daane, Jolanta Brożek, “Closer view of antennal sensory organs of two Leptoglossus species (Insecta, Hemiptera, Coreidae)”, in Scientific Reports, volume 13, →DOI, article 617, page 1

    Synonyms: aporose

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLacking pores; not porous.

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aporose

Origin

From a- + porous.

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