Porous
Pronunciation : Por"ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. poreux. See Pore, n.]
Definition : Defn: Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood. "The veins of porous earth." Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913