permeable

The shell was permeable to air, but not to water.

They are also permeable to Ca, though it acts to close them.

In other words, they can be permeable to certain substances but not to others.

Some cell walls are more permeable to water than others.

The skin in the area becomes highly permeable for 12 hours or so.

These days, though, the boundary between the screen and the world seems more permeable than ever.

It's as if the walls of the house are permeable, however quiet it is outside.

The lower the curve number, the more permeable the soil is.

Books and media are one way the walls can become permeable."

In physics a closed system, by contrast, is permeable to energy but not to matter.

This type is also permeable to smoke and water vapor.

These deposits are permeable and provide the valley with groundwater.

These materials are permeable and allow water to drain through the backing itself.

Not all types of soil are permeable, such as pure clay.

The result is a migration across a permeable border.

The investigators found that the prison walls were unusually permeable.

In areas of permeable rocks, most rain soaks into the ground.

Above him the canyon opened, dark to his eyes, permeable to his mind.

"Once those bugs got in here, 004 must have been pretty thoroughly permeable.

The telephone, radio and television make the boundaries of all social spaces more permeable.

Freezer bags are a far less permeable plastic to prevent this.

It is performed by making the cell membranes more permeable.

The well filter must be placed in a permeable soil layer.

As with all frogs, they have permeable skin and should not be handled whenever possible.

I know the physical boundaries between me and my kids will never again be as permeable as they are today or were in the past.