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/æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ · adjective
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent..
In practice, from that date onwards until recent times, the economic absorptive capacity of the country has been treated as the sole limiting factor […]
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Absorptive means Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent..
Common synonyms include thirsty, absorbent, spongy, assimilating.
Possible antonyms include nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive.
In practice, from that date onwards until recent times, the economic absorptive capacity of the country has been treated as the sole limiting factor […]
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