absorbent

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Adjective absorbent has 1 sense

absorbent, absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge"
Antonyms: nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive, repellent, resistant

Noun absorbent has 1 sense

absorbent material, absorbent - a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
--₁ is a kind of sorbent, sorbent material
--₁ has particulars: sponge; absorber; absorbent cotton
Derived form: verb absorb₁

absorbability absorbable absorbate absorbed absorbed action absorbedly absorbefacient absorbency absorbent absorbent cotton absorbent material absorber absorbers absorbing absorbs absorbtion absorbtion

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