permeable

In a sentence

Six example sentences with permeable, each labelled with its topic.

• Engineers paved the plaza with permeable brick so storm runoff sinks into the ground instead of flooding the drains.

  Environment

• The membrane surrounding each cell is permeable to oxygen, letting it slip inward without any pump or channel.

  Medicine

• A permeable cheesecloth lets the broth seep out slowly while the bones and rough herbs stay behind in it.

  Cooking

• The membrane is permeable to small ions but blocks the larger proteins, which is exactly why dialysis works.

  Science

• The house wrap is permeable to water vapor, so moisture inside the walls can escape without letting rain in.

  Architecture

• A permeable running jacket lets sweat vapor out while blocking wind, which is why it costs twice as much as a plain shell.

  Fitness

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