superabsorbent

[soo-per-ab-sawr-buhnt, -zawr-]

su·per·ab·sorb·ent

[soo-per-ab-sawr-buhnt, -zawr-]
adjective
1.
extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
noun
2.
a superabsorbent material.

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Superabsorbent has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
super- + absorbent

su·per·ab·sorb·en·cy, noun
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