Pore may refer to:

Biology

Animal biology and microbiology

Sweat pore Perspiration, also known as sweat, is the fluid secreted by sweat glands in the skin of mammals. Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. The eccrine sweat glands are distributed over much of the ...

, an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used for secretion of sweat *

Hair follicle The hair follicle is an organ found in mammalian skin. It resides in the dermal layer of the skin and is made up of 20 different cell types, each with distinct functions. The hair follicle regulates hair growth via a complex interaction betwee ...

, an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used for secretion of

sebum A sebaceous gland or oil gland is a microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle to secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum, which lubricates the hair and skin of mammals. In humans, sebaceous glands occur ...

Canal pore The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory ability is achieved via modified epithelial ...

, an anatomical structure that is part of the lateral line sense system of some aquatic organisms *

Gonopore A gonopore, sometimes called a gonadopore, is a genital pore in many invertebrates. Hexapods, including insects, have a single common gonopore, except mayflies, which have a pair of gonopores. More specifically, in the unmodified female, it is ...

, a genital pore present in some invertebrates, particularly insects *

Ozopore An ozopore is the opening of a defensive gland present in some arthropods, notably in millipedes of the order PolydesmidaGram-negative bacterial secretion systems * One of the openings communicating with the skin surface at the terminus of

lactiferous duct Lactiferous ducts are ducts that converge and form a Morphogenesis#Branching morphogenesis, branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammary gland. When lactogenesis occurs, under the influence of hormones, the breast milk, mil ...

s in milk-producing mammals

Plant and fungal biology

Germ pore A germ pore is a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore through which the germ tube exits upon germination. It can be wikt:apical, apical or eccentric in its location, and, on light microscopy, may be visualized as a lighter coloured are ...

, a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore through which the germ tube exits upon germination *

Stoma In botany, a stoma (: stomata, from Greek language, Greek ''στόμα'', "mouth"), also called a stomate (: stomates), is a pore found in the Epidermis (botany), epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that controls the rate of gas exc ...

, a small opening on a plant leaf used for gas exchange * An anatomical feature of the

anther The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...

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 The nuclear pore complex (NPC), is a large protein complex giving rise to the nuclear pore. A great number of nuclear pores are studded throughout the nuclear envelope that surrounds the eukaryote cell nucleus. The pores enable the nuclear tran ...

, a large protein complex that penetrates the nuclear envelope in eukaryotic cells *

Ion channel pore Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore. Their functions include establishing a resting membrane potential, shaping action potentials and other electrical signals by gating the flow of io ...

, 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 Aquaporins, also called water channels, are channel proteins from a larger family of major intrinsic proteins that form pores in the membrane of biological cells, mainly facilitating transport of water between cells. The cell membranes of ...

People

Given name

* Pore Mosulishvili (1918–1944), decorated Soviet soldier during World War II

Family name

Ryan Pore Ryan Pore (born September 23, 1983) is an American former professional association football, soccer player and the current head men's soccer coach of the Kansas City Roos men's soccer team at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Career You ...

(born 1983), American soccer player *

Daniel Alolga Akata Pore Daniel Alolga Akata Pore is a Ghanaian politician and former soldier. He was a member of the Provisional National Defence Council which ruled Ghana following the military coup d'état on 31 December 1981. He was arrested along with others includi ...

, Ghanaian politician

Physical sciences

Pore (material) Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void (i.e. "empty") spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%. Strictly speaking, some tests measure ...

, 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 Sintering or frittage is the process of compacting and forming a solid mass of material by pressure or heat without melting it to the point of liquefaction. Sintering happens as part of a manufacturing process used with metals, ceramics, plas ...

to form solids from powders, including ceramics * Pore (bread), an air pocket in bread *

Pore space in soil The pore space of soil contains the liquid and gas phases of soil, i.e., everything but the solid phase that contains mainly minerals of varying sizes as well as organic compounds. In order to understand porosity better a series of equations have ...

, the liquid and gas phases of soil *

Void (composites) A void or a pore is three-dimensional region that remains unfilled with polymer and fibers in a composite material. Voids are typically the result of poor manufacturing of the material and are generally deemed undesirable. Voids can affect the ...

, a pore that remains unoccupied in a composite material *

Solar pore Sunspots are temporary spots on the Sun's surface that are darker than the surrounding area. They are one of the most recognizable Solar phenomena and despite the fact that they are mostly visible in the solar photosphere they usually affe ...

, a newly forming sunspot without a penumbra

Places

* Partap Pore, a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India *

Pig-poré Pig-poré is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana t ...

, a village in Burkina Faso *

Pore, Casanare Pore is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia. Pore, which played a vital role during the independence movement, was the 18th town to be declared a '' Pueblo Patrimonio de Colombia'' (Heritage Town of Colombia) on Mar ...

, a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia

Other uses

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P.O.R.E. The Revolutionary Workers' Party (, ; POR) is a Spanish far-left group. It was founded in 1974 as the radical Anti-Francoist Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (''Partido Obrero Revolucionario de España'' (''PORE'')), a name that it kept up u ...

(Partido Obrero Revolucionario de España)'', the Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain