permeant
Able to penetrate
Permeant describes something that permeates or has the capacity to pass through a barrier, especially a membrane or other porous material.
The word appears mainly in scientific contexts: permeant ions, permeant molecules.
A permeant substance can diffuse or penetrate where others cannot.
Entering covertly to gather information
- seepingFlowing slowly through
- percolatingSlowly seeping through
- suffusingSpreading gradually through
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
imbuing · impregnating · interpenetrating · pervading · saturating · soaking · infusing · spreading
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- gradientRate of change across space
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
solute · solvent · passive · equilibrium · molecule · transport · barrier · flux
Absorbent cleaning material
- soakSaturate with liquid
- saturationState of complete permeation
- capillarityLiquid rise in tubes
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
intake · retention · imbibe · saturate · sorption · absorbent · wicking · uptake
infiltrating
Entering covertly to gather information
- seepingFlowing slowly through
- percolatingSlowly seeping through
- suffusingSpreading gradually through
pervasive · imbuing · impregnating · interpenetrating · pervading · saturating · soaking · infusing · spreading · leaching
osmosis
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
concentration · solute · solvent · passive · equilibrium · molecule · transport · barrier · flux · percolation
sponge
Absorbent cleaning material
- soakSaturate with liquid
- saturationState of complete permeation
- capillarityLiquid rise in tubes
assimilation · intake · retention · imbibe · saturate · sorption · absorbent · wicking · uptake · percolation
permeantimpermeable
Cannot be penetrated
impenetrable · blocked · sealed · excluded · repelled
permeanttransient
Temporary, soon departing
temporary · fleeting · ephemeral · superficial · surface-level
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