macropore

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der.

French macro-der.

English macro-

English pore

English macropore

From macro- + pore.

Noun

macropore (plural macropores)

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

Derived terms

• macroporous

See also

• micropore