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absorbent
 
Adjective absorbent has 1 sense
  1. 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
  1. 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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