su·per·ab·sorb·ent

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

Origin:
super- + absorbent

su·per·ab·sorb·en·cy, noun
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