PERMEABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does permeable mean? 

• PERMEABLE (adjective)
  The adjective PERMEABLE has 1 sense:

1. allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through

  Familiarity information: PERMEABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERMEABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through

Context example:

rock that is permeable by water

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 

The substance of the wall seemed as permeable and yielding as light.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Calcium Channel Inhibition involves interference with, or restraint of, the activities of cell membrane glycoproteins selectively permeable to calcium ions.

(Calcium Channel Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)

A lipid-permeable tacrolimus analogue with homodimerizing activity.

(Dimerizer AP1903, NCI Thesaurus)

Narrow blood vessels found in the liver, spleen and bone marrow with gaps rather than tight junctions between endothelial cells creating a highly permeable surface.

(Discontinuous Capillary, NCI Thesaurus)

PD-168393 is a cell-permeable, irreversible, and selective inhibitor of ligand-dependent epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR).

(PD-168393, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, light-emitting oncolytic vaccinia virus GL-ONC1 specifically enters tumor cells due to the permeable nature of the tumor vasculature.

(Light-Emitting Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus GL-ONC1, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid composed of single or multilayered strips of permeable material.

(Bandage Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid, semi-solid, solution or suspension covered with an outer permeable polymeric membrane designed to release active and/or inert ingredient(s) at a controlled, prolonged rate so as to reduce dosing frequency.

(Diffusion Controlled Extended Release Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

The device consists of a semi-permeable membrane between two tiny chambers, one filled with maternal cells derived from a delivered placenta and the other filled with fetal cells derived from an umbilical cord.

(Researchers design placenta-on-a-chip to better understand pregnancy, NIH)

Researchers proposed solving this problem by encapsulating a traditional artificial leaf inside a transparent capsule made of a semi-permeable membrane of quaternary ammonium resin and filled with water.

(Artificial Leaves Convert CO2 to Fuel 10 Times More Efficient Than Nature, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)