absorbent
English Thesaurus
1. a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | sorbent, sorbent material, |
| definition | : | a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | sponge, |
| definition | : | a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | absorbent cotton, |
| definition | : | cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax (noun.substance) |
2. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all)
| similar | : | hygroscopic, |
| definition | : | absorbing moisture (as from the air) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | receptive, |
| definition | : | able to absorb liquid (not repellent) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | shock-absorbent, |
| definition | : | having the capacity to absorb the energy of an impact (adj.all) |
| similar | : | spongelike, spongy, |
| definition | : | like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed (adj.all) |
| similar | : | thirsty, |
| definition | : | able to take in large quantities of moisture (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | absorbency, |
| definition | : | the property of being absorbent (noun.attribute) |
3. a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | absorb, |
| definition | : | become imbued (verb.contact) |
4. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all)
| derivation | : | absorbency, |
| definition | : | the property of being absorbent (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | absorption factor, absorptivity, |
| definition | : | (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | absorb, |
| definition | : | become imbued (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | absorb, take in, |
| definition | : | suck or take up or in (verb.weather) |
5. a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | absorb, |
| definition | : | become imbued (verb.contact) |
6. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all)
| derivation | : | absorbency, |
| definition | : | the property of being absorbent (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | absorption factor, absorptivity, |
| definition | : | (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | absorb, |
| definition | : | become imbued (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | absorb, take in, |
| definition | : | suck or take up or in (verb.weather) |
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