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absorbent material

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Noun1.absorbent materialabsorbent material - a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
sorbent, sorbent material - a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
sponge - a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
absorber - (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
absorbent cotton - cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax


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Massive tow trucks hauled wrecked rigs away and Caltrans crews spread absorbent material for about a 300-foot stretch of freeway.
Rapra has worked on an absorbent material, while Revertex has developed latex for asphalt applications on road surfaces.
After contacting several colleagues about the defect, New Castle received two main suggestions--the defect was caused by "oil-dry" type absorbent material getting into the sand system or by exothermic sleeves.
 
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