leakiness


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Noun1.leakiness - the condition of permitting leaks or leakage; "the leakiness of the roof"; "the heart valve's leakiness"; "the leakiness of the boat made it dangerous to use"
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
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The researchers found that one of these drugs, etodolac, worked very well, while the other, beclomethasone, had little effect on leakiness in their tissue model.
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The underlying mechanisms between microalbuminuria and the risk for cardiovascular disease are not completely understood; one explanation is that it may be due to more vascular leakiness of albumin in both renal and systemic vessels.
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Increased ICAM-1 expression causes endothelial cell leakiness, cytoskeletal reorganization and junctional alterations.
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Closely spaced setules on plumose setae of swimming crustaceans generally decrease the leakiness, or fluid flow, between setae of an array (Koehl, 1993).
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Conceding in Europe hasn't been restricted to this campaign -- the Reds shed nine in their last three games last season -- but the leakiness of this term is in stark contrast to how they have performed domestically.
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Further, Reno shows that modern mass waste management systems or landfills work like bodies in that they involve the transformation or digestion of materials, producing gaseous by-products and an ever-present possibility of leakiness, which is to be guarded against.
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* Reversed gut leakiness induced by a high-fat diet,
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