pore

[por]

a small opening or empty space.

pore

(pōr),

1. An opening, hole, perforation, meatus, or foramen.

2. Synonym(s): sweat pore

Synonym(s): porus (1)

pore

(pôr)

A minute opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal, serving as an outlet for perspiration, or in a plant leaf or stem, serving as a means of absorption and transpiration.

pore

(pōr)

1. An opening, hole, perforation, or foramen.

2. Synonym(s): sweat pore.

[G. poros, passageway]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

pore

A tiny opening, especially opening in the skin through which sweat or sebaceous secretion (SEBUM) pass to the surface. Most of the sebaceous pores are also hair follicles.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

pore

any small opening in the skin or epidermis or any structure.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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Caption: Paper co-author Katerina Ioannidou and peers offer a close-up view of a cement sample's pore network.

MIT CSHub researchers explore the effects of moisture and drying on cement

XRD was carried out to determine the quantitative crystallinity of the individual PPy:PSS composites synthesized through different pore sizes.

Semi-Crystalline Polypyrrole:Polystyrene Sulfonate Synthesized through the Pores of Filter Paper

The pore images are extracted using fuzzy clustering.

Microscopic Parameter Extraction and Corresponding Strength Prediction of Cemented Paste Backfill at Different Curing Times

To further adjust the size of the spherical and lamellar pores, we set the solid content and the [H.sub.2][O.sub.2]/[H.sub.2]O ratio in the ceramic slurry to 25 and 4% (v/v), respectively, and attempted to tune the pore structure of the HA ceramic by controlling the cooling speed during the freeze-drying process.

Controlling the Structure of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics with Dual Pores Prepared Using Freeze-Casting

On the other hand, NMR is also a very powerful and distinctive pore characterization approach.

Nanoscale Pore Structure Characterization and Permeability of Mudrocks and Fine-Grained Sandstones in Coal Reservoirs by Scanning Electron Microscopy, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, and Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

For the last step, the circular plate was put on the soil deposit to ensure that there was no drainage path when the pore water pressure built up.

The Study of Liquefaction Time Stages due to a Short Duration Shaking

The use of a 1064nm Qswitched Nd Yag laser with a topically applied carbon suspension as a photoenhancer is also US FDA-approved for pore reduction.

Facts about open pores

Addax Petroleum, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, has acquired Paradigm Pore Pressure Prediction module to complement its Paradigm range of products.

Addax Petroleum acquires Paradigm Pore Pressure Prediction module