Any of a class of synthetic leather-like materials, used especially for footwear, which are based on polyurethane or another polymer and are permeable to water vapour.
adjectiveˌpɒrə(ʊ)ˈmɛrɪkˌpɔːrə(ʊ)ˈmɛrɪk
Of, relating to, or designating such a material.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Le Mars (Iowa) Daily Sentinel. From poro- + -meric.
Definition of poromeric in US English:
poromeric
noun
Any of a class of synthetic leather-like materials, used especially for footwear, which are based on polyurethane or another polymer and are permeable to water vapour.
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating such a material.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Le Mars (Iowa) Daily Sentinel. From poro- + -meric.