Definition of Pore. Meaning of Pore. Synonyms of Pore

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Definition of Pore

Pore
Pore Pore, n. [F., fr. L. porus, Gr. ? a passage, a pore. See Fare, v.] 1. One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc. 2. A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones.
Pore
Pore Pore, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pored; p. pr. & vb. n. Poring.] [OE. poren, of uncertain origin; cf. D. porren to poke, thrust, Gael. purr.] To look or gaze steadily in reading or studying; to fix the attention; to be absorbed; -- often with on or upon, and now usually with over.``Painfully to pore upon a book.' --Shak. The eye grows weary with poring perpetually on the same thing. --Dryden.

Meaning of Pore from wikipedia

- Look up pore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pore may refer to: Sweat pore, an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used...
- The nuclear pore complex (NPC), is a large protein complex giving rise to the nuclear pore. Nuclear pores are found in the nuclear envelope that surrounds...
- A germ pore is a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore through which the germ tube exits upon germination. It can be apical or eccentric in its...
- A dilated pore, also known as a dilated pore of Winer, is a cutaneous condition characterized by a solitary, prominent, open comedo on the face or upper...
- Poring is a small tourist resort in Sabah, Malaysia. Located 40 km south-east of the Kinabalu National Park Headquarters, in the district of Ranau, Poring...
- Pore structure is a common term emplo**** to characterize the porosity, pore size, pore size distribution, and pore morphology (such as pore shape, surface...
- Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island...
- Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to p**** through the channel pore. Their functions include establishing a resting membrane...
- proportionality between pore throat radii and hydraulic conductivity. Also, there tends to be a proportionality between pore throat radii and pore volume. If the...
- Pores are the air pockets found in leavened bread, where carbon dioxide from the fermentation process creates a network of primarily interconnected void...