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Keywords: Porous, Pervious, Pore, Permeated, Impermeable

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Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids; as, wood is permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light.

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capable of being penetrated or passed through.

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A rock is permeable if water can pass through it.

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Soil not impeding the diffusion of water.

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