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absorbent

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Adjective

having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
- as absorbent as a sponge

Noun

a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

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Synonyms:
absorptive absorbent material
Antonyms:
nonabsorbent nonabsorptive

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