absorbent

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Synonyms: adsorbent, absorbant, abhorrent, absorbed, absorbing, absorber, sorbent, absolvent, absorbency, absorbers, absorbents

Antonyms: adsorbent, absorbant, abhorrent, absorbed, absorbing, absorber, sorbent, absolvent, absorbency, absorbers, absorbents

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Adjective

1. Having the ability or tendency to [[absorb]]; able to soak up liquid easily; [[absorptive]]. {{defdate|First attested in the early 18^th century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=9}}</ref>

Noun

1. Anything which [[absorbs]]. {{defdate|First attested in the early 18^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
2. {{lb|en|physiology|pluralized|now|rare}} The vessels by which the processes of [[absorption]] are carried on, as the [[lymphatics]] in animals, the [[extremities]] of the [[roots]] in [[plants]]. {{defdate|First attested in the mid 18^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} Any substance which absorbs and [[neutralize]]s [[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 [[indurate]]d parts.
4. {{lb|en|physical chemistry}} A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.

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