Absorbent

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[n] a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
[adj] having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge"

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Synonyms

absorbefacient, absorbent material, absorptive, assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory, hygroscopic, sorbefacient, spongelike, spongy, thirsty

Antonyms

nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive

Related Terms

absorbency, absorption, adsorbent, adsorption, assimilation, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemosorption, digestion, endosmosis, engrossment, exosmosis, infiltration, osmosis, percolation, seepage, sorption, sponge, sponging