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wounds, penetrating(medicine)

ips (iou) and penetrating (iou)


ips (iou)



ips abbreviation.
Inches per second.
Computing. Instructions per second.

penetrating (iou)



penetrating ppl adjective. L16.
[from PENETRATE + -ING2.]
That gets or forces a way into or through something; that permeates something; esp. (of a smell) sharp, pungent, (of a sound) shrill, piercing, easily heard through or above Other sounds. L16.
W. Abish One cannot escape the penetrating smell of fresh paint. Rachel Anderson There was a mean penetrating wind blowing from the north east. A. Lively She..put two fingers in her mouth and let forth a penetrating whistle.
fig. Deeply affecting; emotionally touching. arch. M17.
fig. Having or showing insight; acute, discerning. L17.
P. Auster He asks very penetrating questions. J. Bayley The story is remarkable for its..penetrating understanding of..the young woman's mind.
penetratingly adverb L17.
penetratingness noun M17.