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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ab·sor·bent ETYMOLOGY Latin absorbent-, absorbens, present participle of absorbēre DATE 1718 : able to absorb as absorbent as a sponge • absorbent also absorbant noun English Etymology absorbent 1718 for both adj. and n., from L. absorbentem (nom.absorbens), prp. of absorbere (see absorb). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 absorbent ab·sorb·ent / Eb5sC:bEnt; -5zC:b-; NAmE -5sC:rb-; -5zC:rb- / adjective able to take in sth easily, especially liquid 易吸收(液体等)的: absorbent paper / materials 吸水纸；吸收性材料 • ab·sorb·ency / -Ensi / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ab·sorb·ent I. \-bənt\ adjective Etymology: Latin absorbent-, absorbens, present participle of absorbēre to absorb — more at absorb : having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb < as absorbent as a sponge > II. noun (-s) 1. : a substance that absorbs (as starch in pharmaceutical compounds) : a means of absorption < surgical dressings used as absorbents > 2. : a liquid (as a petroleum oil) used in separating gases or volatile substances (as gasoline) in gas manufacture and petroleum refining |
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