absorbent

Definitions

General English

• adjective which can absorb something such as a liquid.

General Science

• adjective able to absorb
• noun a substance or part of an organism such as a root tip which can take up something such as moisture or nutrients

Construction

• A material that has an affinity for certain substances and attracts these substances from a liquid or gas with which it is in contact, thus changing the physical and/or chemical properties of the material.
• A substance that attracts and holds large quantities of liquid.

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Contexts for “absorbent”

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