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Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air.

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  1. a. Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air.
  2. adj. preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  3. Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air. -- Im*per"me*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"me*a*bly, adv.
  4. Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. throughits substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber isimpermeable to water and to air.-- Im*per"me*a*ble*ness, n.-- Im*per"me*a*bly, adv.
  5. j:100 a. preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through