macropore

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.

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