macropore

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noun

A macroscopic pore; any pore sufficiently wide to allow water or another liquid to flow unimpeded by capillary action

OriginEnglish pore ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós) →
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Meanings

nounmacropore (plural macropores)

plural macropores

  1. A macroscopic pore; any pore sufficiently wide to allow water or another liquid to flow unimpeded by capillary action
  2. chemistryA pore of greater than 50 nanometers.

Origin

  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. Englishmacropore

From macro- + pore.

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APA

macropore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macropore

MLA

“macropore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macropore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macropore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macropore.

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