absorptive

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Synonyms: adsorptive, absorption, abortive, absolutive, resorptive, sorptive, assortive

Antonyms: adsorptive, absorption, abortive, absolutive, resorptive, sorptive, assortive

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Adjective

1. Having power, capacity, or tendency to [[absorb]] or [[imbibe]]; [[absorbent]]. {{defdate|First attested in the mid 17^th century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=9}}</ref>

Noun

1. Any substance that absorbs.

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