absorptive

[ ab-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp- ]

/ æbˈsɔrp tɪv, -ˈzɔrp- /

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adjective

able or tending to absorb; absorbent.

Origin of absorptive

1655–65; <Latin absorpt- (stem of absorptus absorbed; see absorption) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM absorptive

ab·sorp·tive·ly, adverbab·sorp·tive·ness, nounnon·ab·sorp·tive, adjectiveun·ab·sorp·tive, adjective

un·ab·sorp·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby absorptive

absorption dynamometer, absorption edge, absorption hygrometer, absorption nebula, absorption spectrum, absorptive, absorptivity, absquatulate, ABS resin, abstain, abstainer

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Example sentences from the Web for absorptive

The cause of this absorptive power is still very imperfectly known.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
The second quality in a soil on which its absorptive power depends is the fineness of its particles.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman
By the absorptive power of a soil is meant its capacity for drinking in any water with which its particles may come in contact.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman
Perhaps a dark ring of absorptive or occulting matter encircles the nebula in nearly the same plane with the luminous whorls.
Astronomy|David Todd

This belief in the absorptive virtue of the onion is prevalent even at the present day.
Folk Lore|James Napier

Medical definitions for absorptive

absorptive

[ əb-zôrp′tĭv ]

adj.

Absorbent.

单词	absorptive
释义	absorptive [ ab-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp- ] / æbˈsɔrp tɪv, -ˈzɔrp- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR absorptive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective able or tending to absorb; absorbent. Origin of absorptive 1655–65; <Latin absorpt- (stem of absorptus absorbed; see absorption) + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM absorptive ab·sorp·tive·ly, adverbab·sorp·tive·ness, nounnon·ab·sorp·tive, adjectiveun·ab·sorp·tive, adjective un·ab·sorp·tive·ness, noun Words nearby absorptive absorption dynamometer, absorption edge, absorption hygrometer, absorption nebula, absorption spectrum, absorptive, absorptivity, absquatulate, ABS resin, abstain, abstainer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for absorptive The cause of this absorptive power is still very imperfectly known. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry\|Thomas Anderson The second quality in a soil on which its absorptive power depends is the fineness of its particles. Manures and the principles of manuring\|Charles Morton Aikman By the absorptive power of a soil is meant its capacity for drinking in any water with which its particles may come in contact. Manures and the principles of manuring\|Charles Morton Aikman Perhaps a dark ring of absorptive or occulting matter encircles the nebula in nearly the same plane with the luminous whorls. Astronomy\|David Todd This belief in the absorptive virtue of the onion is prevalent even at the present day. Folk Lore\|James Napier Words related to absorptive assimilative, bibulous, penetrable, permeable, spongy Medical definitions for absorptive absorptive [ əb-zôrp′tĭv ] adj. Absorbent. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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absorptive

adjective

Origin of absorptive

OTHER WORDS FROM absorptive

Words nearby absorptive

Example sentences from the Web for absorptive

Words related to absorptive

Medical definitions for absorptive

adj.