absorbent

ab·sor·bent

 (əb-zôr′bənt, -sôr′-)

adj.

Capable of absorbing a liquid or gas: absorbent cotton.

n.

A substance that is capable of absorbing.

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ab·sor′ben·cy n.

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absorbent

(əbˈsɔːbənt; -ˈzɔː-) or

absorbant

adj

able to absorb

n

a substance that absorbs

abˈsorbency n

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ab•sorb•ent

(æbˈsɔr bənt, -ˈzɔr-)

adj.

1. capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.

n.

2. a substance that absorbs.

[1710–20; < Latin]

ab•sorb′en•cy, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	absorbent - a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance absorbent material 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
Adj.	1.	absorbent - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge" absorptive nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive - not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)

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absorbent

adjective porous, receptive, imbibing, spongy, permeable, absorptive, blotting, penetrable, pervious, assimilative The towels are highly absorbent.

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absorbent

adjective

Having a capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up:

absorptive, assimilative, bibulous.

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Translations

مَاص ، مُمْتَص

pohlcujícísavý

saugfähig

απορροφητικός

absorbant

felszívó

gleypinn, sem getur sogiî í sig

assorbente

absorberendeoppsugendesugende

абсорбент

emici

能吸收的

absorbent

[əbˈzɔːbənt]

A. ADJ → absorbente

B. CPD absorbent cotton N (US) → algodón m hidrófilo

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absorbent

[əbˈzɔː^rbənt] adj → absorbant(e)absorbent cotton n (US) → coton m hydrophile

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absorbent

adj → saugfähig, absorbierend

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absorbent

[əbˈsɔːbənt] adj → assorbente

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absorb

(əbˈzoːb) verb

1. to soak up. The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled. absorbeer يَمْتَصْ، يَتَشَرب поглъщам absorver vsát aufsaugen opsuge; absorbere; optage απορροφώabsorber imama جذب کردن imeä absorber לִסְפּוֹג सोखना upiti felszív menyerap drekka í sig assorbire 吸収する 흡수하다 sugerti absorbēt; uzsūkt menyerap absorberen suge opp, absorberewchłaniać جذب كول absorver a absorbi впитывать vsať, vpiť vpiti upijati absorbera, suga upp ดูดซึม emmek 吸收 вбирати; абсорбувати جذب کرنا thấm 吸收

2. to take up the whole attention of (a person). He was completely absorbed in his book. verdiep يَنْهَمِك فِي، يَنْغَمِس ، يَسْتَغْرِق فِي погълнат absorver pohltit fesseln opsluge; fordybe απορροφώ, έλκω την προσοχή absorber haarama مجذوب کردن uppoutua absorber לְרַתֵק ग्रहण करना usredotočiti se elmerül vmiben mencurahkan perhatian upptekinn assorbire 夢中にする (시간· 의 등을) 빼다 užvaldyti saistīt (uzmanību) diambil perhatian absorberenfordypet, opptatt av, oppslukt pochłaniać د يو سړى پام ځانته راګرځول absorver a absorbi поглощать zahĺbiť sa, zaujať prevzeti zaokupiti uppsluka, fängsla ทำให้หมกมุ่น t��m ilgi ve dikkatini çekmek 使(某人)完全投入 поглинати متوجہ ہونا thu hút 使专心致志于

abˈsorbent adjective

able to soak up. absorbent paper. absorberend مَاص ، مُمْتَص попиващ absorvente savý, pohlcující saugfähig absorberende; opsugende απορροφητικόςabsorbente imav جذب کننده imukykyinen absorbant סוֹפֵג अवशोषक upijajući felszívó mampu menyerap gleypinn, sem getur sogið í sig assorbente 吸収性の 흡수성의 sugeriamasis absorbējošs; uzsūcošs boleh menyerap absorberendabsorberende, sugende chłonny جذب كوونكى absorvente absorbant впитывающий pijavý, absorbujúci, pohlcujúci vpojen upijaći absorberande, uppsugande ซึ่งสามารถดูดซึม emici 具吸收力的 всмоктувальний, абсорбційний جاذب thấm 能吸收的

abˈsorption (-ˈzoːp-) noun

absorbeerder إمْتِصَاص، إسْتِيعَاب، إنْهِمَاك فِي поглъщане absorção vstřebání, pohlcení das Aufsaugen absorbtion απορρόφησηabsorción imamine مجذوبیت؛ ربایش imukyky absorptionספיגה अवशोषित करना upijanje felszívás, abszorpció penyerapan ísog, upptaka assorbimento 吸収 흡수 sugėrimas absorbcija serapan absorptieopptatthet; absorpsjonwchłanianie جذابيت absorção absorbţie впитывание; поглощение pohltenie vpijanje upijanje absorbering การดูดซึม emme 吸收 абсорбція, вбирання جذب کرنے کا عمل sự thấm; sự mê mải 吸收

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ab·sor·bent

a. absorbente; que puede absorber.

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absorbent

adj absorbente

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