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micropore

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micropore [′mī·krə‚pȯr]
(chemistry)
A pore in a catalytic material whose diameter is less than 2 nanometers.
(geology)
A pore small enough to hold water against the pull of gravity and to retard water flow.


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Hua [9] indicated that when activated alumina was saturated, all of surface of micropore was deposited by adsorbate particle closely and tightly.
24), (25) Micropores contribute a larger percentage of the total porosity than macro-pores.
The shoes don't leak because the membrane's micropores are larger than water vapour molecules but smaller than water droplets," says Mario Moretti Polegato, Chairman and inventor of the brand.
 
 
 
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