Definition of Absorbent

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Absorbent

Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

Anything which absorbs.

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.

The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

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Absorbent Translations

absorbent in Dutch is absorberend
absorbent in French is absorbant
absorbent in Portuguese is absorvente
absorbent in Spanish is absorbente
absorbent in Swedish is absorberande

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