Absorbent

[əb'zɔːb(ə)nt;-'sɔːb-] or [əb'sɔrbənt]

Definition

(adj.) having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); 'as absorbent as a sponge' .

Edited by Daniel--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

(n.) Anything which absorbs.

(n.) 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.

(n.) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

Inputed by Erma

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Absorbing, imbibing.

Typed by Blanche