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The concept of porosity might seem like a wispy metaphor for the kind of comprehensive operation that Benjamin and Lācis—as well as Adorno and their other companions—wanted to perform on European philosophy and art.
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Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
This is particularly great for coily, curly, wavy, and low porosity hair types.
—Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
For example, porosity, or the measure of a coffee ground’s void spaces, grows due to longer grinding times.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
It is considered an allergenic protein which, when not recognized by the body, triggers an immune reaction, intestinal porosity and histamine secretion.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
This is particularly great for coily, curly, wavy, and low porosity hair types.
—Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
For example, porosity, or the measure of a coffee ground’s void spaces, grows due to longer grinding times.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
It is considered an allergenic protein which, when not recognized by the body, triggers an immune reaction, intestinal porosity and histamine secretion.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Porosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porosity. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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porosity
noun
po·ros·i·ty
pə-ˈräs-ət-ē 
pōr-ˈäs-,
pȯ-ˈräs-
plural porosities
: the quality or state of being porous
Medical Definition
porosity
noun
po·ros·i·ty
pə-ˈräs-ət-ē, pō-, pȯ-
plural porosities
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