ABSORPTIVE


Meaning of ABSORPTIVE in English

— absorptively , adv. — absorptiveness , n.

/ab sawrp"tiv, -zawrp"-/ , adj.

able or tending to absorb; absorbent.

[ 1655-65; absorpt- (s. of absorptus absorbed; see ABSORPTION) + -IVE ]

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