millipore

English

Etymology

From milli- +‎ pore, originally a trademark.

Noun

millipore (plural millipores)

1. Any of several filters, made from cellulose acetate membranes, capable of removing very small particles.
   • 1965, Proceedings of the International Conference on Cloud Physics, May 24 - June 1, 1965, page 124:

     Because of its use in cloud seeding it is important to know whether millipores can detect silver iodide.

   • 1984, Lloyd Baum, Richard B. McCoy, Advanced Restorative Dentistry, page 10:

     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.

   • 2019, Ulrich S. Schubert, Nicola Hüsing, Synthesis of Inorganic Materials:

     a new classification of pore sizes based on a logarithmic scale was proposed, which distinguishes between nanopores, micropores, and millipores.

Related terms

• cryptopore
• mesopore
• micropore
• Millepora
• nanopore
• ultramicropore