Absorbent

Meaning

Adj

●

Having the ability or

to

; able to

; absorptive.

Noun

●

Anything which absorbs.

●

In Physiology:

The

by which the

of

are

, as the

in

, the

of the

in plants.

●

In Medicine:

Any

which

and

in the

and

, as

,

, etc.; also a

, e.g;

, which

the

reduce

and

parts.

●

In Chemistry:

A

used

in the process of

or

, in

refining.

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Origin

absorbent

English

absorbens

Latin

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