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English[]

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: /əbs"ɔː(r)bənt/
  • SAMPA: /@bs'O:(r)b@nt/
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Etymology[]

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

Adjective[]

Absorbent (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
Absorbent

Comparative
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Superlative
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  1. absorbing liquids; swallowing; absorptive.
    Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill.

Derived terms[]

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  • absorbent ground (painting) a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliance is imparted to the colors.
  • nonabsorbent

Translations[]

Noun[]

Singular
Absorbent

Plural
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Absorbent ({{{1}}})

  1. Anything which absorbs.
  2. (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.
  3. (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.

Translations[]

  • Bulgarian: поглътител
  • French: absorbant fr(fr) m.
  • Interlingua: absorbente (1)
  • Portuguese: absorvente m. (1)
  • Russian: абсорбент ru(ru) (absorbént) m.
  • Spanish: absorbente es(es) m.

French[]

Verb[]

Absorbent

  1. Third-person plural present indicative of absorber.
  2. Third-person plural present subjunctive of absorber.

ar:absorbent de:absorbent et:absorbent eo:absorbent fa:absorbent fr:absorbent io:absorbent kn:absorbent hu:absorbent pl:absorbent pt:absorbent fi:absorbent ta:absorbent te:absorbent tr:absorbent tk:absorbent vi:absorbent zh:absorbent

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