absorptive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: absorptive	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
absorptive adj having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge" Synonym(s): absorbent, absorptive Antonym(s): nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Absorptive \Ab*sorp"tive\, a. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe. --E. Darwin.