Meaning & use
Absorbent
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Capable of soaking up or taking in liquid or other substances easily.
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She wiped up the spill with an absorbent paper towel.
The company designed an ultra-absorbent material for use in disposable diapers.
A note on using this word
Absorbent comes from the Latin 'absorbere,' meaning to swallow up, and is widely used in describing materials from sponges to soil.
Words with a similar meaning
absorptiveporous
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Words with an opposite meaning
impermeablerepellent
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