Definitions for permeable

permeable per·me·a·ble

Spelling: [pur-mee-uh-buh l]
IPA: /ˈpɜr mi ə bəl/

Permeable is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 283 anagrams from letters in permeable (abeeelmpr).

Definitions for permeable

adjective

  1. capable of being permeated.

Origin of permeable

1400-50; late Middle English Late Latin permeābilis, equivalent to permeā(re) to permeate + -bilis -ble

Examples for permeable

The mass was drained, and permeable to a fresh supply of water.

Rock is permeable by water to a greater extent than is generally supposed.

Eakin did her best to make the division as permeable as possible.

These might all have been covered by the single word “permeable.”

The chain of green bogs is a consequence of the stratum of permeable sand.

When the intestine is permeable and inflamed, infectious or toxic substances “leak” through the lining into the blood stream.

He found that most of these membranes were permeable to the membranogenous solution.

The substance of the wall seemed as permeable and yielding as light.

At the same time, it would become a permeable border for Kashmiris, who could move back and forth easily.

The membrane is, however, permeable to the constituents of sea water or to sugar.

Word Value for permeable
Scrable

15

Words with friends

19

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