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absorbent

ab·sor·bent

UK/əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/ US/əbˈzɔː.bn̩t/ rare archaic
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

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

  • “as absorbent as a sponge”
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noun

1.

a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

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From Latin absorbēns, present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).

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