单词 | absorbent |
释义 | absorbent[ ab-sawr-buhnt, -zawr- ] / æbˈsɔr bənt, -ˈzɔr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR absorbent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivecapable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb. nounsomething that absorbs: Tons of high-powered absorbents were needed to clean up the oil spill. Origin of absorbentFirst recorded in 1710–20, absorbent is from the Latin word absorbent- (stem of absorbēns, present participle of absorbēre). See absorb, -ent OTHER WORDS FROM absorbentWords nearby absorbentabsorbable suture, absorbance, absorbed, absorbed dose, absorbefacient, absorbent, absorbent cotton, absorbent vessel, absorber, absorbing, absorbing well Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for absorbentBritish Dictionary definitions for absorbentabsorbent / (əbˈsɔːbənt, -ˈzɔː-) / adjectiveable to absorb nouna substance that absorbs Derived forms of absorbentabsorbency, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for absorbentabsorbent [ əb-zôr′bənt ] adj.Capable of absorption; able to absorb. Other words from absorbentab•sorb′ent n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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