Re: What is the main difference between the word "pore-free" and the word "non-porous"?

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:00:42 GMT

celerylsk wrote:
>
> What is the main difference between the word "nonporous" and the word
> "pore-free"? If I want to describe a filter net that has no pores,
> then which word, "nonporous" or "pore-free", should I use? What is the
> main difference between these two terms?

Is it possible for something to be porous but not have pores?

I suspect so.

Is "pore-free" a common word? 

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Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net

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