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• -pore — ˌpō(ə)r, ȯ(ə)r, ōə, ȯ(ə) noun combining form ( s) Etymology: Latin porus more at pore : opening atriopore blasto …   Useful english dictionary

• Pore — may refer to:In animal biology and microbiology: * Sweat pore, an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used for secretion of sweat * Canal pore, an anatomical structure that is part of the lateral line sense system of… …   Wikipedia

• pore — Ⅰ. pore [1] ► NOUN ▪ a minute opening in the skin or other surface through which gases, liquids, or microscopic particles may pass. ORIGIN Greek poros passage, pore . Ⅱ. pore [2] ► VERB 1) ( …   English terms dictionary

• pore — pore1 [pôr, pōr] vi. pored, poring [ME poren < ?] 1. Now Rare to gaze intently 2. to read or study carefully: with over [to pore over a book] 3. to think deeply and thoroughly; ponder: with over pore2 [pôr, pōr] …   English World dictionary

• 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pore — [n] small aperture in skin foramen, opening, orifice, outlet, stoma, sweat gland, vesicle; concept 418 pore [v] go over carefully brood, contemplate, dwell on, examine, look over, muse, peruse, ponder, read, regard, scan, scrutinize, study;… …   New thesaurus

• pore — 1. An opening, hole, perforation, or foramen. A p., meatus, or foramen. SEE ALSO: opening. 2. SYN: sweat p.. SEE ALSO: opening, meatus, foramen. [G. poros, passageway] alveolar pores openings in the …   Medical dictionary

• Opening — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Opening >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hole hole foramen Sgm: N 1 puncture puncture perforation Sgm: N 1 fontanel fontanel Sgm: N 1 transforation transforation Sgm: N 1 pinhole pinhole …   English dictionary for students

• pore — pore1 noun a minute opening in the skin or other surface through which gases, liquids, or microscopic particles may pass. Origin ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk poros passage, pore . pore2 verb 1》 (pore over/through) be absorbed in the reading or… …   English new terms dictionary

• opening — A gap in or entrance to an organ, tube, or cavity. SEE ALSO: aperture, fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. access o. SYN: access. aortic o. SYN: aortic hiatus …   Medical dictionary

• pore — I. /pɔ / (say paw) phrase (pored, poring) 1. pore on (or over), to gaze earnestly or steadily at. 2. pore over, to read or study with steady attention or application. 3. pore over (or on){{}} (or upon), to meditate on or ponder intently. {Middle… …