Sentence examples for is impermeable from inspiring English sources

The skin, remember, is impermeable to fat so none is going to leak in or out.

(Because permafrost is impermeable to water, waterlogged soil near the surface slides easily down a slope).

In their patent, the inventors say the sheet of tobacco is impermeable to air, so it is "poor in combustibility".

The dignity of those stones is impermeable; only the wind, the rain, and another thousand years will ever diminish it.

It is immensely strong, it has exceptionally high thermal and electrical conductivity and is impermeable to gases.

It costs around €130 per meter and is classy and practical, because cork is impermeable and stain-proof.

An inner membrane provides an additional barrier that is impermeable even to small ions such as protons.

This employs high-pressure pumps to force the water from brine through a membrane that is impermeable to salt.

The membrane is impermeable to blood cells and large molecules such as proteins, but small ones can get through it.

It is a great conductor of electricity and nearly transparent to visible light, but is impermeable to gases and liquids.

Because permafrost is impermeable to water, soil overlying it may become oversaturated and slide downslope under the pull of gravity.