Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 42 compound words that contain pores. The most common are listed below. Open pores in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- abdominal poresplural of abdominal pore: A pair of sphincters near the cloaca that allow for communication between the abdominal cavity and the exterior.
- germ poresplural of germ pore: A small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore.
- nano-poresplural of nano-pore: A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane
- pores overthird-person singular simple present indicative of pore over: To examine something (especially written material) carefully and attentively.
- sweat poresplural of sweat pore: The opening of a sweat gland to the surface of the skin.
- taste poresplural of taste pore: Any of the small openings in the tongue epithelium that allow dissolved food to come into contact with the taste receptors.
- apical germ poresplural of apical germ pore: A small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore which is located at the spore apex, opposite the hilar appendage and used for germination.
Compound words 42
- zoosporesplural of zoospore: A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi.
- macroporesplural of macropore: A macroscopic pore; any pore sufficiently wide to allow water or another liquid to flow unimpeded by capillary action
- microporesplural of micropore: A microscopic pore
- supermicroporesplural of supermicropore: A pore that is larger than a micropore and smaller than a mesopore
- acroporesplural of acropore: Any of the genus Acropora of corals
- amoebaporesplural of amoebapore: Any of a group of small amphipathic membranolytic proteins present in Entamoeba
- androsporesplural of androspore: A spore with male functions, in some algae.
- archesporesplural of archespore: A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop.
- autosporesplural of autospore: An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella.
- bioporesplural of biopore: A hole drilled into the surface of the ground, intended to prevent flooding