absorbent

[Ab*sorb·ent]

Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

...

Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

Noun
a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

Adjective
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge"

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.

Absorbent

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.

Absorbent

Ab*sorb"ent, n. 1. Anything which absorbs.

The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat.

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.

Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

Anything which absorbs.

...

Usage Examples

Misspelled Form

absorbent, qabsorbent, wabsorbent, sabsorbent, zabsorbent, qbsorbent, wbsorbent, sbsorbent, zbsorbent, aqbsorbent, awbsorbent, asbsorbent, azbsorbent, avbsorbent, agbsorbent, ahbsorbent, anbsorbent, a bsorbent, avsorbent, agsorbent, ahsorbent, ansorbent, a sorbent, abvsorbent, abgsorbent, abhsorbent, abnsorbent, ab sorbent, abasorbent, abwsorbent, abesorbent, abdsorbent, abxsorbent, abzsorbent, abaorbent, abworbent, abeorbent, abdorbent, abxorbent, abzorbent, absaorbent, absworbent, abseorbent, absdorbent, absxorbent, abszorbent, absiorbent, abs9orbent, abs0orbent, absporbent, abslorbent, absirbent, abs9rbent, abs0rbent, absprbent, abslrbent, absoirbent, abso9rbent, abso0rbent, absoprbent, absolrbent, absoerbent, abso4rbent, abso5rbent, absotrbent, absofrbent, absoebent, abso4bent, abso5bent, absotbent, absofbent, absorebent, absor4bent, absor5bent, absortbent, absorfbent, absorvbent, absorgbent, absorhbent, absornbent, absor bent, absorvent, absorgent, absorhent, absornent, absor ent, absorbvent, absorbgent, absorbhent, absorbnent, absorb ent, absorbwent, absorb3ent, absorb4ent, absorbrent, absorbsent, absorbdent, absorbwnt, absorb3nt, absorb4nt, absorbrnt, absorbsnt, absorbdnt, absorbewnt, absorbe3nt, absorbe4nt, absorbernt, absorbesnt, absorbednt, absorbebnt, absorbehnt, absorbejnt, absorbemnt, absorbe nt, absorbebt, absorbeht, absorbejt, absorbemt, absorbe t, absorbenbt, absorbenht, absorbenjt, absorbenmt, absorben t, absorbenrt, absorben5t, absorben6t, absorbenyt, absorbengt, absorbenr, absorben5, absorben6, absorbeny, absorbeng, absorbentr, absorbent5, absorbent6, absorbenty, absorbentg.