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millipore en · NOUN

Etymology

From milli- + pore, originally a trademark.

Meanings

1. Any of several filters, made from cellulose acetate membranes, capable of removing very small particles.
   • a new classification of pore sizes based on a logarithmic scale was proposed, which distinguishes between nanopores, micropores, and millipores. 2019, Ulrich S. Schubert, Nicola Hüsing, Synthesis of Inorganic Materials:
   • Calcium ions are present in this fluid. The millipores within the enamel contain this electrolyte , separated by the positive and negative poles; the cathode is the outer enamel, and the anode is the internal enamel. 1984, Lloyd Baum, Richard B. McCoy, Advanced Restorative Dentistry, page 10:
   • Because of its use in cloud seeding it is important to know whether millipores can detect silver iodide. 1965, Proceedings of the International Conference on Cloud Physics, May 24 - June 1, 1965, page 124:

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Relateds

mesopore · cryptopore · micropore · ultramicropore · Millepora · nanopore