Meaning of ABSORPTIVE
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| | Definition: | | [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, assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory, hygroscopic, sorbefacient, spongelike, spongy, thirsty |
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| | Antonyms: | | nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab*sorp"tive\, a.
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe. --E.
Darwin.
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