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абсорбе́нт — meaning in English

absorbent

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English meaning

  • absorbent adj Able to soak up liquid easily.

Senses

абсорбе́нт is used for these senses in English:

  • absorbent (medicine) 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.
  • absorber A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

absorbent — full definition

  1. adj Able to soak up liquid easily.
  2. noun A substance used specifically for soaking up liquid.

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