absorptive

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/æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ English

Definitions

noun

Any substance that absorbs.

adjective

Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.

Related words

Synonyms

absorbent hygroscopic spongy sorbefacient absorbefacient thirsty assimilating assimilatory assimilative absorbency absorber adsorption absorb assimilate sink absorbance

Associated

villi malabsorption chiller refractive intestine epithelial absorption gastrointestinal capacity capability

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