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pore
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pore
1. Anatomy Zoology any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
2. Botany any small aperture, esp that of a stoma through which water vapour and gases pass
3. any other small hole, such as a space in a rock, soil, etc.

pore [pȯr]
(astronomy)
A very small, dark area on the sun formed by the separation of adjacent flocculi.
(biology)
Any minute opening by which matter passes through a wall or membrane.
(geology)
An opening or channelway in rock or soil.
(metallurgy)
A minute cavity in a powder compact, metal casting, or electroplated coating.


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