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- adjective That allows
water topermeate through its structure
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Examples
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When CAM plants become water-stressed, the stomates remain closed both day and night and the fine (water-permeable) roots are sloughed off.
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Osmosis is the pattern of water movement across a water-permeable membrane such as the cell membrane.
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Here a water-permeable membrane is used to draw fresh water on one side to salty water on the other.
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For a small garden, water-permeable garden fabric works well as a weed barrier under the mulch.
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With a sand base you also have a water-permeable surface which takes care of urban water run-off problems, and construction crews needing to access pipes / wires under the road need only to pick the bricks up and then put them back where they came from.
Eyebeam reBlog 2009
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L.A. Department of Water and Power will now pay you "$1 for each square foot of turf removed and replaced with drought tolerant plants, mulching and water-permeable hardscapes."
green LA girl 2009
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The turbine is the latest of many green innovations undertaken by the Internet service provider and Mac products manufacturer and re-seller, such as smart sensors to adjust energy in unused rooms, water-permeable pavers and a geothermal heat pump.
News 2009
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But, she said, the department may consider installing water-permeable paved pathways to replace the stone dust that now circles the pond.
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