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absorptive

ab·sorp·tive

US/æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ uncommon

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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Origin

From absorb + -tive.

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