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Assimilatory

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as·sim·i·la·tive  (-sm-ltv) also as·sim·i·la·to·ry (-l-tôr, -tr)
adj.
Marked by or causing assimilation.
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Adj.1.assimilatory - capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution; "an assimilative substance
absorbent, absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"


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