impermeable

Example Sentences

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Producing outstanding kimchi requires a Goldilocks situation, Kim says: fermentation vessels need to be semipermeable rather than overly permeable or impermeable.

From Scientific American

America’s nuclear umbrella may look less impermeable these days to our Asia friends.

From Washington Post

Soil sealing means that fertile land is covered by impermeable materials like concrete.

From Salon

They erected sea walls in white Istrian stone, impermeable to salt.

From New York Times

Gaucher believes the first target for natural hydrogen explorers should be shallow accumulations that sit under impermeable caps within a kilometer or two of the surface.

From Science Magazine