Meaning of ABSORBENT
| Pronunciation: | | ab'sorbunt
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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 |
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| | Antonyms: | | nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive | | |
| | See Also: | | absorbent cotton, absorber, sorbent, sorbent material, sponge | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ab*sorb"ent\, a. [L. absorbens, p. pr. of absorbere.]
Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
{Absorbent ground} (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture,
chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil
is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
\Ab*sorb"ent\, n.
1. Anything which absorbs.
The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. --Darwin.
2. (Med.) 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. pl. (Physiol.) The vessels by which the processes of
absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals,
the extremities of the roots in plants.
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| | Related Terms: | | absorbency, absorption, adsorbent, adsorption, assimilation, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemosorption, digestion, endosmosis, engrossment, exosmosis, infiltration, osmosis, percolation, seepage, sorption, sponge, sponging |
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