imporosity

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English

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ porosity.

Noun

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imporosity (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity.
    • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. [], London: [] William Rawley []; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee [], →OCLC:
      The [] imporosity betwixt the tangible parts
    • 1930, The Canadian Engineer:
      imporosity is built into the structure of a pavement

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