absorbent
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
absorbent/əbˈsɔːbənt/
▶adjective able to soak up liquid easily. ▶noun an absorbent substance.
– derivatives
absorbency noun.
absorbency noun.
'absorbent' also found in these Oxford entries:
amadou
- bentonite
- blot
- blotting paper
- compress
- dab
- dynamite
- India paper
- kitchen paper
- litter
- lycopodium
- nappy
- newsprint
- pack
- pad
- peat moss
- platinum black
- sanitary towel
- seton
- sponge
- spongy
- swab
- sweatband
- sweat sock
- tamponade
- tent
- tissue
- towel
- towelling
- villus
- wipe
