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ab⋅sorp⋅tive

  [ab-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp-]
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–adjective
able or tending to absorb; absorbent.
Origin:
1655–65; < L absorpt- (s. of absorptus absorbed; see absorption ) + -ive

Related forms:
ab⋅sorp⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ab⋅sorp⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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ab·sorp·tion   (əb-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed.

  2. A state of mental concentration.


[Latin absorptiō, absorptiōn-, from absorptus, past participle of absorbēre, to absorb; see absorb.]
ab·sorp'tive (-tĭv) adj., ab'sorp·tiv'i·ty n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ab·sorp·tive
Pronunciation: &b-'sorp-tiv, -'zorp-
Function: adjective
: relating to or functioning in absorption absorptive surface of the small intestine>
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absorptive ab·sorp·tive (əb-sôrp'tĭv, -zôrp'-)
adj.
Absorbent.

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