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词汇 cavernulous
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Definition of cavernulous in English:

cavernulous

adjective kəˈvəːnjʊləs
rare

  • (of rock or other material) full of minute cavities; porous.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Copper will not cast either solid or tenacious, but is cavernulous and weak.
    • A hard greenish honeycombed cavernulous or vermiculated sandstone lies scattered at intervals
    • The remaining mass was rugged and cavernulous.
    • The surface of the marble itself is rendered rough and cavernulous.
    • The two species have the same open, cavernulous, skeleton structure.
    Synonyms
    permeable, penetrable, pervious

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin cavernula, diminutive of caverna 'cavern' + -ous.
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