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absorbent

[ ab-sawr-buhnt, -zawr- ]

adjective

  1. capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.


noun

  1. something that absorbs:

    Tons of high-powered absorbents were needed to clean up the oil spill.

absorbent

/ əbˈsɔːbənt; -ˈzɔː- /

adjective

  1. able to absorb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a substance that absorbs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ǰIJ· noun
  • non·ǰIJ· noun
  • ԴDza·ǰIJԳ adjective noun
  • a·ǰIJԳ adjective noun
  • i··ǰIJԳ adjective
  • ܲa·ǰIJԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of absorbent1

First recorded in 1710–20, absorbent is from the Latin word absorbent- (stem of ǰŧԲ, present participle of ǰŧ ). See absorb, -ent
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Trump shared an image of the absorbent, yellow and porous icon puzzling over a notepad with a pencil in his hand.

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The cotton terry material is absorbent and warm.

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To understand why wet and dry periods are becoming more extreme, it can help to think of the atmosphere as a kitchen sponge that’s becoming more and more absorbent as it warms.

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Tucked within most of them were even shorter absorbent layers, which are meant to soak up menstrual flow.

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These chemicals can help make the material in tampons and pads more absorbent, but advocates argue they can be replaced by safer substances.

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