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impermeable /im·per·me·a·ble/ (-per´me-ah-b'l) not permitting passage, as of fluid.

im·per·me·a·ble (

m-pûr

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adj.

Impossible to permeate; not permitting passage.

im·perme·a·bili·ty, im·perme·a·ble·ness n.

impermeable

[impur′mē·əbəl]

Etymology: L, im, not, permeare, to pass through

(of a tissue, membrane, or film) preventing the passage of a substance through it. Also impervious [impur′vē·əs] . Compare permeable.

impermeable [im-per´me-ah-b'l]

not permitting passage, as for fluid.

impermeable

not permitting passage, as for fluid.

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