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absorbefacient

[ ab-sawr-buh-fey-shuhnt, -zawr- ]

adjective

  1. causing absorption.

absorbefacient

/ əbˌsɔːbɪˈfeɪʃənt; -ˌzɔː- /

noun

  1. a medicine or other agent that promotes absorption

adjective

  1. causing or promoting absorption

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Word History and Origins

Origin of absorbefacient1

1870–75; absorb + -e- (as in liquefy, liquefaction ) + -facient ( def )

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