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Pore may refer to:
Biology
Animal biology and microbiology
Sweat pore , an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used for secretion of sweat
Hair follicle , 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
Gonopore , a genital pore present in some invertebrates, particularly insects
Ozopore , the external discharge site of defensive glands in millipedes and some arachnids
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
Plant and fungal biology
Germ pore , a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore through which the germ tube exits upon germination
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
An opening in a poricidal fruit
capsule
Cell and molecular biology
Nuclear pore , a large protein complex that penetrates the nuclear envelope in eukaryotic cells
Ion channel pore , 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
People
Given name
Family name
Physical sciences
Pore (material) , 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
Pore (bread) , an air pocket in bread
Pore space in soil , the liquid and gas phases of soil
Void (composites) , a pore that remains unoccupied in a composite material
Solar pore , a newly forming sunspot without a penumbra
Places
Partap Pore , a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India
Pig-poré , a village in Burkina Faso
Pore, Casanare , a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia
Other uses
P.O.R.E. (Partido Obrero Revolucionario de España) , the Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain
See also
Topics referred to by the same term