ABSORBENT


Meaning of ABSORBENT in English

— absorbency , n.

/ab sawr"beuhnt, -zawr"-/ , adj.

1. capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.

n.

2. something that absorbs: Tons of high-powered absorbents were needed to clean up the oil spill.

[ 1710-20; absorbent- (s. of absorbens, prp. of absorbere ). See ABSORB, -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .