'absorbent' definitions:
Definition of 'absorbent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge" [syn: absorbent, absorptive] [ant: nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive]
noun
A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance [syn: absorbent material, absorbent]
Synonyms of 'absorbent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorbency,
- absorption,
- adsorbent,
- adsorption,
- assimilation,
- blotter,
- blotting,
- blotting paper,
- chemisorption,
- chemosorption,
- digestion,
- endosmosis,
- engrossment,
- exosmosis,
- infiltration,
- osmosis,
- percolation,
- seepage,
- sorption,
- sponge,
- sponging