noun Download 🔗Share Anything which absorbs. Examples : "The paper towel was a very effective absorbent, quickly soaking up the spilled juice. " material substance chemistry physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (pluralized) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants. Examples : "The absorbent in the plant's roots quickly absorbed the water from the soil. " physiology organ anatomy biology plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts. Examples : "The doctor prescribed an absorbent to neutralize the acid in her stomach after the spicy meal. " medicine chemistry physiology substance biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining. Examples : "The oil refinery used a special absorbent to remove the volatile solvents from the crude oil. " chemistry substance material process industry technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. Examples : "Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill." material science chemistry physics ability Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading