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PERMEABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
Example:
rock that is permeable by water
Classified under:
Similar:
porous (able to absorb fluids)
semipermeable ((of a membrane) selectively permeable)
Also:
leaky (permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases)
pervious (admitting of passage or entrance)
Antonym:
impermeable (preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through)
Derivation:
permeability; permeableness (the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion))
Context examples:
This technology, which was applied on an industrial scale at the facilities of Biomasa del Guadalquivir, uses a semi-permeable cover (membrane) system that prevents unpleasant smells from escaping and shortens the process time.
(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)
A cell-permeable, selective mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitor which exhibits activity through the inhibition of the phosphorylation and activation of MAP kinase.
(MEK Inhibitor PD-98059, NCI Thesaurus)
A cell-permeable analog of erbstatin, a compound isolated from Streptomyces that inhibits the autophosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor.
(Methyl 2,5-dihydroxycinnamate, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers also found that as mast cells expanded, the intestinal lining became more permeable, making it easier for allergens to enter the tissues.
(Scratching the skin primes the gut for allergic reactions to food, mouse study suggests, National Institutes of Health)
Chemokines can recruit leukocytes or lymphocytes out of the blood stream into tissues and make blood vessels more permeable.
(Local Acute Inflammatory Response Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
ABC Transporter Inhibition involves interference with, or restraint of, the activities of cell membrane glycoproteins selectively permeable to P-glycoprotein substrates.
(ABC Transporter Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)
A tablet with a semi-permeable membrane composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) and an osmotic agent with a laser drilled central core.
(Osmotic Laser Drilled Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A process that involves the detection of and alteration of either the voltage or pH across a membrane, and results in a chloride channel becoming permeable to Cl- and related ions, including HCO3-, I-, SCN- and NO3-.
(Ligand-Independent Chloride Ion Channel Activation, NCI Thesaurus)
This is a fledgling technology that uses a series of moveable and semi-permeable membranes, under which the composting process takes place.
(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)
