POROUSNESSES

Noun

porousnesses

plural of porousness

Source: Wiktionary


POROUSNESS

Por"ous*ness, n.

1. The quality of being porous.

2. The open parts; the interstices of anything. [R.] They will forcibly get into the porousness of it. Sir K. Digby.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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