See Also: Absorbent(medicine)
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Absorbent cotton(medicine)
absorbent points(medicine)
absorbent system(medicine)
absorbent vessels(medicine)
adhesive absorbent dressing(medicine)

absorbent (iou)



absorbent adjective & noun. E18.
[Latin absorbent- pres. ppl stem of absorbere: see ABSORB, -ENT.]
A. adjective. Absorptive; having a tendency to absorb. E18.
absorbent cotton N. Amer. cotton wool.
b. noun.
A substance which absorbs. E18.
Physiology. In pl. The organs through which absorption occurs. Now rare or obsolete. M18.
absorbency noun (a) the action of absorbing; (b) the quality of being absorbent: M19.