PORE

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'Pore' may refer to:
In 'animal biology and microbiology':

★ Sweat pore, an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used for secretion of sebum

★ Canal pore, an anatomical structure that is part of the lateral line sense system of some aquatic organisms

★ An opening across both inner and outer bacterial membranes, a part of many Gram-negative bacterial secretion systems

★ One of the openings communicating with the skin surface at the terminus of lactiferous ducts in milk-producing mammals
In 'plant biology'

★ Stoma, a small opening on a plant leaf used for gas exchange

★ An anatomical feature of the anther in some plant species, the opening through which pollen is released

★ A characteristic surface feature of porate pollen
In 'cell & molecular biology':

★ Nuclear pore, a large protein complex that penetrates the nuclear envelope in eukaryotic cells

★ The ion-selective opening in the membrane of a eukaryotic cell formed by members of the ion channel family of proteins

★ A water-selective opening (water channel) in the membrane of a eukaryotic cell formed by assemblies of the protein aquaporin
In the 'physical sciences':

★ One of many small openings in a solid substance of any kind that contribute to the substance's porosity (typical usage in earth sciences, materials science and construction)

★ A small defect in the crystal structure that may arise during sintering to form solids from powders, including ceramics

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★ Aperture