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impermeable

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Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air.

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A dense film of a conventional surfactant is quite impermeable. On the other hand, a dense film of Janus grains always has some interstices between the grains, and allows for chemical exchange between the two sides; "the skin can breathe." Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

impermeable stone Source: Internet

an impermeable layer of scum Source: Internet

a coat impermeable to rain Source: Internet

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is a carboxylic acid Cell membranes are generally impermeable to charged or large, polar molecules because of the lipophilic fatty acyl chains comprising their interior. Source: Internet

Furthermore, the epithelium of the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts is impermeable to water in the absence of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in the blood. Source: Internet

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