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Definition of absorbent:
"those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill."
(n) :
anything which absorbs; 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
"the ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. -- Charles Darwin"
Definition of absorbent:
"those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill."
(n) :
anything which absorbs; 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
"the ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. -- Charles Darwin"