Nonporous definition

Nonporous means that a material has no pores and does not allow liquid or air to be absorbed or pass through. Common nonporous materials include glass, metal and plastic products.
Nonporous means an item that lacks minute openings or crevices that keep air, water and bacteria from entering the item.
Nonporous means any material that has no pores and does not allow for liquids to be absorbed or passed through, such as metal, glass, silicone, and plastic.

Examples of Nonporous in a sentence

  • Non-porous mats may only be used if they are completely removable for cleaning purposes.

  • Non-porous surfacing that may be required by “Applicable Law” would encompass the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  • Cleaners for Nonporous Surfaces: Chemical cleaners acceptable to manufacturers of sealants and sealant backing materials, free of oily residues or other substances capable of staining or harming joint substrates and adjacent nonporous surfaces in any way, and formulated to promote optimum adhesion of sealants to joint substrates.

  • Non-porous membranes with a selective layer of hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymers ave been applied for the quantitative and selective recovery of solutes with different physicochemical properties from [Bmim][PF6] (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al., 2001).

  • Testing shall be carried out as per SSPC Technology Guide 15 “Field Methods for Retrieval and Analysis of Soluble Salts on Steel and Other Nonporous Substrates”.


More Definitions of Nonporous

Nonporous means that a material has no pores and does not allow liquid or air to be absorbed or pass through.
Nonporous means material that does not have any minute openings or holes and that does not allow liquids to pass
Nonporous means an item that lacks minute openings or crevices that keep air, water and bacteria from entering the item, such as glass, processed metals, leather, vinyl and plastics.