Home › Words › C › cryptoporecryptoporecryptopore means A pore too small to be penetrated by most microorganisms; of size smaller than 0.1 μm.EtymologyFrom crypto- + pore.nounA pore too small to be penetrated by most microorganisms; of size smaller than 0.1 μm.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.micropore 67% match — A microscopic pore vs cryptopore →mesopore 65% match — Any pore of moderate size, but especially those between about 2 and 50 nanometers in width vs cryptopore →microporous 64% match — Having micropores of a size less than 2 nanometres. vs cryptopore →nanopore 64% match — A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane vs cryptopore →supermicropore 63% match — A pore that is larger than a micropore and smaller than a mesopore vs cryptopore →intrapore 61% match — Within a pore vs cryptopore →cryptoperthite 59% match — A submicroscopic form of perthite that can only be observed by using X-ray diffraction or electron microscopy. vs cryptopore →mesoporous 59% match — Having pores of a size between 2 and 50 nanometres. vs cryptopore →