aporous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a- +‎ porous.

Adjective[edit]

aporous (not comparable)

  1. Lacking pores; not porous.
    Synonym: aporose
    • 2023 January 12, Artur Taszakowski, Adrian Masłowski, Kent M. Daane, Jolanta Brożek, “Closer view of antennal sensory organs of two Leptoglossus species (Insecta, Hemiptera, Coreidae)”, in Scientific Reports, volume 13, →DOI, article 617, page 1:
      Fourteen sensory organs have been classified into three main groups: (a) aporous sensilla with a flexible socket, (b) porous sensilla with a flexible socket and (c) porous sensilla with an inflexible socket.