microporous

[ mahy-kruh-pawr-uhs, -pohr- ]

adjective

1. composed of or having extremely small pores.

Word History and Origins

Origin of microporous¹

First recorded in 1885–90; micro- + porous

Example Sentences

The researchers found that when a well ceases production and the pressure within the reservoir drops, the diffusion of methane across the complex microporous system of shale matrices increases.

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In parallel, the pore is engineered with hydraulically sensitivetrigonal microporous channels for immediate delivery of reactants water and oxygen.

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Today's options for portable water filtration of tiny particles mostly consist of filter paper and microporous membranes.

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Alveoli have a large surface area based on their tortuous porous structure, which led the researchers to engineer a highly interconnected, spherical microporous structure in their material to rapidly absorb blood and accumulate clotting components like platelets in a highly concentrated manner, which facilitate blood clotting.

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The new technology, a microporous glass coating described in a paper published in the journal Science, can lower the temperature of the material beneath it by 3.5 degrees Celsius at noon, and has the potential to reduce a mid-rise apartment building's yearly carbon emissions by 10%, according to the research team led by Distinguished University Professor Liangbing Hu in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

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