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Definition absorbent

Etymology

From Latin absorb?ns, present active participle of absorbe? (“absorb”).

Adjective

absorbent (comparative more absorbent, superlative most absorbent)

1. Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18 century.]

Noun

absorbent (plural absorbents)

1. Anything which absorbs. [First attested in the early 18 century.]
2. (physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants. [First attested in the mid 18 century.]
3. (medicine) 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. (chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.

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