porous structure

collocation in English

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porous
adjective
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/ˈpɔː.rəs/us
/ˈpɔːr.əs/
Something that is porous has many small holes, so liquid or air can pass through, ...
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structure
noun
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/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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In terms of geometrical properties of the medium, the most appropriate is to simplify the problem postulating that theporousstructureis periodic.
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It is thus a reasonable assumption to neglect the motion of the crystal phase and assume that the air is passing through aporousstructurethat deforms without flowing.
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The membrane plate type contains a thin membrane over a coarser core and a multi-layerporousstructuremade of aluminium oxide.
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A sintered base is generally softer than its extruded counterpart, but has aporousstructurewhich enables it to absorb wax.
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O sublimation, with the comet'sporousstructureproviding more surface area for sublimation, up to one order of magnitude greater.
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This is possible because of itsporousstructureand high surface area.
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If solid, these would form a heavy skeleton, so they have a sponge-likeporousstructureknown as stereom.
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It has a zeolite-likeporousstructurewhich results in relatively low and not well-defined values of its density and refractive index.
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Because no pigment is used, theporousstructureof the leather remains visible, providing a depth to its appearance.
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It has aporousstructureand is rather fragile so that it is easily damaged by storms.
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These clusters form a three-dimensional highlyporousstructureof almost fractal chains, with pores just under 100 nm.
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Theporousstructureof wood acts as a sponge when decomposing underground.
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The composite material is then placed in a bath which dissolves the particles, leaving behind aporousstructure.
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Due to its high surface area andporousstructure, drugs can be adsorbed from supercritical.
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Weaker bases kept theporousstructureuniform, but stronger base made it uncontrollable.
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Coral skeletons can be transformed into hydroxylapatite by high temperatures; theirporousstructure allows relatively rapid ingrowth at the expense of initial mechanical strength.
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The final step aims to remove charred organic residue formed in theporousstructurein the previous stage and re-expose the porous carbon structure regenerating its original surface characteristics.
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It is a sponge-likeporousstructurewhich, in a sea urchin may be 50% by volume living cells, and the rest being a matrix of calcite crystals.
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Its economic significance was somewhat greater, as the hill's interior was discovered to have unusual cooling properties which investigators attributed to the ventilation produced by itsporousstructure.
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