absorbent

Meaning

Adj

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.

Noun

1. Anything which absorbs.
2. (archaic) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
3. 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.
4. (physical) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.

Synonyms

absorptive

absorbing

porous

absorbent material

spongy

absorber

bibulous

retentive

sop

sucking

suction

swallowing

thirsty

absorbefacient

absorbentia

unsurfaced

absorbing medium

neutralizing agent

neutralization agent

absorbate

absorbifacient

adsorbed

adsorptive

averager

getter

neutralizer

permeable

Translations

absorbant

assorbente

absorbente

absorbent

absorvente

absorberend

απορροφητικός

Absorbens

saugfähig

absorbierend

wateropnemend

απορροφητικό

absorbens

absorbens

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/

Etymology

From Latin absorbēns, present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).