Defenition of the word absorbent

• Defenition of the word absorbent

  • Capable of absorbing.
  • A substance that is capable of absorbing.
  • having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge"
  • a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
  • having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

Synonyms for the word absorbent

• • absorbent material
  • absorptive
  • leaky
  • permeable
  • porous
  • spongy

Similar words in the absorbent

• • absorbefacient
  • absorbent
  • absorbents
  • assimilating
  • assimilative
  • assimilatory
  • hygroscopic
  • sorbefacient
  • spongelike
  • spongy
  • thirsty

Hyponyms for the word absorbent

• • absorbent cotton
  • absorber
  • sponge

Hypernyms for the word absorbent

• • sorbent
  • sorbent material

Antonyms for the word absorbent

• • nonabsorbent
  • nonabsorptive

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