Catalan Meaning of absorbent

absorbent

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Definitions and Meaning of absorbent in English

Wordnet

absorbent (n)

a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

Wordnet

absorbent (a)

having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

Webster

absorbent (a.)

Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

Webster

absorbent (n.)

Anything which absorbs.

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.

The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

FAQs About the word absorbent

absorbent

a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance, having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

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no absorbent

absorbency => Capacitat d'absorció, absorbefacient => Absorbefacient, absorbedly => absortadament, absorbed => absorbit, absorbate => absorbir,