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absorbent

noun

1 absorbent

A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance.

synonym: absorbent material.

Dutch: absorbens
Polish: absorbent, pochłaniacz

adjective

1 absorbent

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

synonym: absorptive.

Roget 296: admitting etc. v., admitted etc. v.; admissable; absorbent.   

Polish: chłonny, wsiąkliwy


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