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Definition of Absorbent material

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Absorbent Material

Literary usage of Absorbent material

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of Photography for the Amateur and Professional Photographer by Edward John Wall (1902)
"This should be of a convenient height, to allow the operator to sit at his ease whilst developing. It should be covered with some non-absorbent material, ..."

2. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"The space at the top. bottom, and sides between the primary and secondary containers shall contain sufficient nonparticulate absorbent material (eg. paper ..."

3. American Druggist (1888)
"But if the absorbent material should be any oxidizing substance, such as a nitrate, a chlorate, etc., etc., even as small a proportion as five (5) per cent ..."

4. The Horseless Age (1899)
"Envelops formed of sheets of absorbent material are provided for completely surrounding the plates of the accumulator upon the faces, edges and ends, ..."

5. Keeping It Clean: Removing Exterior Dirt, Paint, Stains and Graffiti from by Anne E. Grimmer (1992)
"It should be noted that the absorbent material for a poultice does not always have to be powdered, but can consist of shredded acid-free paper or absorbent ..."

6. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1903)
"... or section of the sheet consisting of a lower layer of a waterproof material, a layer of absorbent material and an upper layer of water-proof material, ..."

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