See Also: vuilgoed(dictionary)

absorbent (iou) and vuilgoed (iou)


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.

vuilgoed (iou)



vuilgoed noun. S. Afr. slang. Pl. same. E20.
[Afrikaans, from Dutch vuil filthy + goed things.]
Filth, rubbish. Freq. as a term of Abuse, a despicable person.