[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

absorbent \absorb"ent\ a^bs^orb"ent, a. l. absorbens,
   p. pr. of absorbere.
   absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
   1913 webster

   absorbent ground paint., a ground prepared for a picture,
      chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil
      is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
      1913 webster
see also:
absorbent ground 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

absorbent \absorb"ent\, n.
   1. anything which absorbs. as
      1913 webster

            the ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. --darwin.
      1913 webster

   2. med. 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. as
      1913 webster

   3. pl. physiol. the vessels by which the processes of
      absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals,
      the extremities of the roots in plants. as
      1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

absorbent
     adj : having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up
           liquids; "as absorbent as a sponge" syn: absorptive
           ant: nonabsorbent
     n : a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another
         substance syn: absorbent material
see also:
absorptive nonabsorbent absorbent material 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

21 moby thesaurus words for "absorbent":
   absorbency, absorption, adsorbent, adsorption, assimilation,
   blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemosorption,
   digestion, endosmosis, engrossment, exosmosis, infiltration,
   osmosis, percolation, seepage, sorption, sponge, sponging

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