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/əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/ · ab.sor.bent
noun
- Anything which absorbs. The absorbent material in the diaper helped to keep the baby dry.
- The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants. The absorbent vessels in the plant helped it to absorb water from the soil.
- 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. The doctor prescribed an absorbent to help neutralize the acid in the patient's stomach.
adjective
- Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill.
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Did you know? The word 'absorbent' has been used in various contexts, including medicine, biology, and everyday life, to describe materials or substances that can soak up liquids or gases.