Adjective
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having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"
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absorptive |
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nonabsorbent,
nonabsorptive not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)
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absorbefacient,
sorbefacient inducing or promoting absorption
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assimilating,
assimilatory,
assimilative capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution; "an assimilative substance
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hygroscopic absorbing moisture (as from the air)
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receptive able to absorb liquid (not repellent); "the paper is ink-receptive"
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shock-absorbent having the capacity to absorb the energy of an impact; "the material absorbs shock and is used for shock-absorbent insoles"
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spongelike,
spongy like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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