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BNC: 23584 COCA: 25825

absorbent

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absorbent /əbˈsoɚbənt/ adjective
absorbent
/əbˈsoɚbənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of ABSORBENT
[more absorbent; most absorbent]
: able to take in and hold liquid : able to absorb liquid能吸收(液体)的

— absorbency

/əbˈsoɚbənsi/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 23584 COCA: 25825

absorbent

adjective

ab·​sor·​bent əb-ˈsȯr-bənt How to pronounce absorbent (audio)
-ˈzȯr-
variants or less commonly absorbant
: able to absorb
as absorbent as a sponge
absorbent noun
or less commonly absorbant

Example Sentences

highly absorbent material that is really good for wiping off automobiles
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin absorbent-, absorbens, present participle of absorbēre "to absorb"

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of absorbent was in 1694
BNC: 23584 COCA: 25825

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