mesoporous

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adjective

Having pores of a size between 2 and 50 nanometres.

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

adjectivemesoporous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving pores of a size between 2 and 50 nanometres.

    A nanobullet comprising of multifunctional Janus nanocomposites (a head of magnetic Fe₃O₄ and a body of mesoporous SiO₂ containing doxorubicin) is reported to be a safe and efficient treatment for liver cancer.

    2020 September 11, Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D, “What are the Recent Applications of Nanobullets?”, in AZO Nano

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. Englishporous
  9. Englishmesoporous

From meso- + porous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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