macropore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

macropore macropores

Etymology

From macro- + pore.

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