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absorbent

adj
/əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/UK/æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/US

Etymology

From Latin absorbēns, present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).

  1. derived from absorbēns

Definitions

  1. Having the ability or tendency to absorb

    Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.

    • Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill.

  2. Anything which absorbs.

  3. The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in…

    The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as…

      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.

    2. A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at absorbent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at absorbent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at absorbent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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