Pore

Pore may refer to:

Animal biology and microbiology

 * Sweat pore, an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used for secretion of sweat
 * Hair follicle, an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used for secretion of sebum
 * Canal pore, an anatomical structure that is part of the lateral line sense system of some aquatic organisms
 * Gonopore, a genital pore present in some invertebrates, particularly insects
 * Ozopore, the external discharge site of defensive glands in millipedes and some arachnids
 * An opening across both inner and outer bacterial membranes, a part of many Gram-negative bacterial secretion systems
 * One of the openings communicating with the skin surface at the terminus of lactiferous ducts in milk-producing mammals

Plant and fungal biology

 * Germ pore, a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore through which the germ tube exits upon germination
 * Stoma, a small opening on a plant leaf used for gas exchange
 * An anatomical feature of the anther 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, a large protein complex that penetrates the nuclear envelope in eukaryotic cells
 * Ion channel pore, 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

Given name

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

Family name

 * Ryan Pore (born 1983), American soccer player
 * Daniel Alolga Akata Pore, Ghanaian politician

Physical sciences

 * Pore (material), 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 to form solids from powders, including ceramics
 * Pore (bread), an air pocket in bread
 * Pore space in soil, the liquid and gas phases of soil
 * Void (composites), a pore that remains unoccupied in a composite material
 * Solar pore, a newly forming sunspot without a penumbra

Places

 * Partap Pore, a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India
 * Pig-poré, a village in Burkina Faso
 * Pore, Casanare, a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia

Other uses

 * P.O.R.E. (Partido Obrero Revolucionario de España), the Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain