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Penetrating :: Penetrating (a.) Acute; discerning; sagacious; quick to discover; as, a penetrating mind..

Penetrative :: Penetrative (a.) Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing; as, the penetrative sun..

Infiltrate :: Infiltrate (v. i.) To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something.

Crocidolite :: Crocidolite (n.) A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers..

Intrant :: Intrant (a.) Entering; penetrating.

Penetrancy :: Penetrancy (n.) The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power of quality; as, the penetrancy of subtile effluvia..

Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment..

Clear :: Clear (superl.) Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head..

Intrusion :: Intrusion (n.) The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another..

Deep :: Deep (superl.) Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

Incisive :: Incisive (a.) Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting..

Penetrant :: Penetrant (a.) Having power to enter or pierce; penetrating; sharp; subtile; as, penetrant cold..

Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging.

Castoreum :: Castoreum (n.) A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil..

Acute :: Acute (a.) Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning..

Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash..

Pervious :: Pervious (a.) Capable of penetrating or pervading.

Keen :: Keen (superl.) Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features..

Stain :: Stain (v. t.) To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass..

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