English-Finnish translations for porous

• huokoinen

Definition of porous

• Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
• With many gaps
• full of loopholes

Synonyms

• permeable

Examples

• Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
• Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.

Related words

• mesoporous
• vaporous
• porousness
• nanoporous
• heterosporous