macroporous

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adjective

Having macropores, i.e. pores of a relatively large size (e.g. greater than 50 nanometres).

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

adjectivemacroporous (comparative more macroporous, superlative most macroporous)

comparative more macroporous · superlative most macroporous

  1. Having macropores, i.e. pores of a relatively large size (e.g. greater than 50 nanometres).

Origin

  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. Englishmacroporous

From macro- + porous.

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APA

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Chicago

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