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absorbent
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absorbent
(czen) | absorbent,absorbentn: |
absorbent
(gcide) | absorbent \ab*sorb"ent\ ([a^]b*s[^o]rb"ent), a. [L. absorbens,
p. pr. of absorbere.]
Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
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Absorbent ground (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture,
chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil
is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
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Absorbent
(gcide) | Absorbent \Ab*sorb"ent\, n.
1. Anything which absorbs. AS
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The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. --Darwin.
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2. (Med.) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid
fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.;
also a substance e. g., iodine which acts on the absorbent
vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts. AS
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3. pl. (Physiol.) The vessels by which the processes of
absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals,
the extremities of the roots in plants. AS
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absorbent
(wn) | absorbent
adj 1: having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up
something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a
sponge" [syn: absorbent, absorptive] [ant:
nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive]
n 1: a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another
substance [syn: absorbent material, absorbent] |
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nonabsorbent
(encz) | nonabsorbent,nepohlcující |
Absorbent
(gcide) | absorbent \ab*sorb"ent\ ([a^]b*s[^o]rb"ent), a. [L. absorbens,
p. pr. of absorbere.]
Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
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Absorbent ground (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture,
chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil
is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
[1913 Webster]Absorbent \Ab*sorb"ent\, n.
1. Anything which absorbs. AS
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The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. --Darwin.
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2. (Med.) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid
fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.;
also a substance e. g., iodine which acts on the absorbent
vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts. AS
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3. pl. (Physiol.) The vessels by which the processes of
absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals,
the extremities of the roots in plants. AS
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Absorbent ground
(gcide) | absorbent \ab*sorb"ent\ ([a^]b*s[^o]rb"ent), a. [L. absorbens,
p. pr. of absorbere.]
Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
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Absorbent ground (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture,
chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil
is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
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nonabsorbent
(gcide) | nonabsorbent \nonabsorbent\ nonabsorptive \nonabsorptive\adj.
not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids). Opposite of
absorbent. [Narrower terms: {repellent, resistant ]
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absorbent cotton
(wn) | absorbent cotton
n 1: cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax |
absorbent material
(wn) | absorbent material
n 1: a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another
substance [syn: absorbent material, absorbent] |
nonabsorbent
(wn) | nonabsorbent
adj 1: not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) [syn:
nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive] [ant: absorbent,
absorptive] |
shock-absorbent
(wn) | shock-absorbent
adj 1: having the capacity to absorb the energy of an impact;
"the material absorbs shock and is used for shock-
absorbent insoles" |
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