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Definition of Absorbent

1. Noun. A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance.

2. Adjective. Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.). "As absorbent as a sponge"

Definition of Absorbent

1. a. Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

2. n. Anything which absorbs.

Definition of Absorbent

1. Adjective. Having the ability or tendency to absorb. ¹

2. Noun. Anything which absorbs. ¹

3. Noun. (context: medicine) 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. ¹

4. Noun. (context: physiology pluralized) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants. ¹

5. Noun. (context: chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Absorbent

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Medical Definition of Absorbent

1. 1. Anything which absorbs. "The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat." (Darwin) 2. 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. The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Absorbent

absorbancies absorbancy absorbancy index absorbant absorbants absorbate absorbates absorbed absorbed dose absorbed doses

absorbedly absorbedness absorbefacient absorbencies absorbency absorbent (current term) absorbent cotton absorbent material absorbent paper absorbent papers

absorbent points absorbent system absorbent vessels absorbently absorbents absorber absorber head absorberman absorbermen absorbers

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