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View synonyms for absorptive

absorptive

[ ab-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp- ]

adjective

  1. able or tending to absorb; absorbent.

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Other Words From

  • ab·sorptive·ly adverb
  • ab·sorptive·ness noun
  • nonab·sorptive adjective
  • unab·sorptive adjective
  • unab·sorptive·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of absorptive1

1655–65; < Latin absorpt- (stem of absorptus absorbed; absorption ) + -ive

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