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1. (adj.) absorbent
capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.
2. (n.) absorbent
a substance that absorbs.
Etymology: (1710–20; < L)
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| Definition of 'absorbent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) absorbent material, absorbent
a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
2. (adj) absorbent, absorptive
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
"as absorbent as a sponge"
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1. (adjective) absorbent
able to take in liquid
super absorbent paper towels
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| Definition of 'absorbent' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) absorbent
absorbing; swallowing; absorptive
2. (noun) absorbent
anything which absorbs
3. (noun) absorbent
any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts
4. (noun) absorbent
the vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants
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Sense: able to soak up
absorbent paper.
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 Afrikaans: absorberend |
 Arabic: مَاص ، مُمْتَص |
 Bulgarian: попиващ |
 Brazilian: absorvente |
 Czech: savý, pohlcující |
 German: saugfähig |
 Danish: absorberende; opsugende |
 Greek: απορροφητικός |
 Spanish: absorbente |
 Estonian: imav |
 Farsi: جذب کننده |
 Finnish: imukykyinen |
 French: absorbant |
 Hebrew: סוֹפֵג |
 Hindi: अवशोषक |
 Croatian: upijajući |
 Hungarian: felszívó |
 Indonesian: mampu menyerap |
 Icelandic: gleypinn, sem getur sogið |
 Italian: assorbente |
 Japanese: 吸収性の |
 Korean: 흡수성의 |
 Lithuanian: sugeriamasis |
 Latvian: absorbējošs; uzsūcošs |
 Malay: boleh menyerap |
 Dutch: absorberend |
 Norwegian: absorberende, (opp)sugend |
 Polish: chłonny |
 Persian: جذب کننده |
 Pashto: جذب كوونكى |
 Portuguese: absorvente |
 Romanian: absorbant |
 Russian: впитывающий |
 Slovak: pijavý, absorbujúci, pohl |
 Slovenian: vpojen |
 Serbian: upijaći |
 Swedish: absorberande, uppsugande |
 Thai: ซึ่งสามารถดูดซึม |
 Turkish: emici |
 Taiwanese: 具吸收力的 |
 Ukrainian: всмоктувальний, абсорбцій |
 Urdu: جاذب |
 Vietnamese: thấm |
 Chinese: 能吸收的 |
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