mesopore

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noun

Any pore of moderate size, but especially those between about 2 and 50 nanometers in width

OriginEnglish pore ← Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) ← Proto-Hellenic *métsos →
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Meanings

nounmesopore (plural mesopores)

plural mesopores

  1. Any pore of moderate size, but especially those between about 2 and 50 nanometers in width
  2. chemistryA pore with size between 2 and 50 nanometers.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Englishpore
  9. Englishmesopore

From meso- + pore.

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APA

mesopore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesopore

MLA

“mesopore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesopore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesopore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesopore.

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