absorbent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əbˈzɔːrbənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/æbˈsɔrbənt, -ˈzɔr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab sôr′bənt, -zôr′-)



absorbent
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Synonyms:
porous, absorptive, spongy, permeable, dry Collocations, soft Collocations, pervious, pregnable, assimilative, imbibing, penetrable, receptive, retentive, spongiose, thirsty Collocations
Antonyms:
nonabsorbent, impermeable, impervious


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