Absorptive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Absorptive is an adjective meaning Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
Meaning
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
More Meanings
- Any substance that absorbs.
Example Sentences
In practice, from that date onwards until recent times, the economic absorptive capacity of the country has been treated as the sole limiting factor […]
Word Forms
- absorptives
Synonyms for absorptive
Depending on context, synonyms include thirsty, absorbent, spongy, assimilating, absorbefacient, assimilatory.
Antonyms for absorptive
Common opposites include nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include absorbent, hygroscopic, spongy, sorbefacient, absorbefacient, thirsty.
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