leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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Prior research has shown that food additive emulsifiers can damage the protective mucus layer of the gut and increase the risk of a leaky gut.
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Kayla Hui, Verywell Health, 16 May 2024
As background, 10 years ago the Maryland General Assembly, recognizing that some of our gas pipes are more than 100 years old, leaky and even dangerous, passed the Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement Plan (STRIDE) law.
—Elizabeth Embry, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
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Kayla Hui, Verywell Health, 16 May 2024
As background, 10 years ago the Maryland General Assembly, recognizing that some of our gas pipes are more than 100 years old, leaky and even dangerous, passed the Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement Plan (STRIDE) law.
—Elizabeth Embry, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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leaky
adjective
leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
a leaky boat
leakiness
noun
Medical Definition
leaky
adjective
: relating to or being a mutant gene that changes the structure of the protein and especially an enzyme that it determines so that some but not all of its biological activity is lost
also
: being such a protein with subnormal activity
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