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ab⋅sorb⋅ent
[ab-sawr-buh
nt, -zawr-] 
–adjective
| 1. | capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb. |
–noun
| 2. | something that absorbs: Tons of high-powered absorbents were needed to clean up the oil spill. |
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| ab·sor·bent (əb-sôr'bənt, -zôr'-) adj. Capable of absorbing: absorbent cotton. n. A substance that is capable of absorbing. ab·sor'ben·cy n. |
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Absorbent
Ab*sorb"ent\, a. [L. absorbens, p. pr. of absorbere.] Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive. Absorbent ground (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.Absorbent
Ab*sorb"ent\, n. 1. Anything which absorbs. The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. --Darwin. 2. (Med.) 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. 3. pl. (Physiol.) 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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Language Translation for : absorbent
Spanish:
absorbente,
German:
saugfähig,
Japanese:
吸収性の
Main Entry: ab·sor·bent
Variant: also ab·sor·bant /-b&nt/
Function: adjective
: able to absorb
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absorbent ab·sorb·ent (əb-sôr'bənt, -zôr'-)
adj.
Capable of absorption; able to absorb.
ab·sorb'ent n.
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