absorptive

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absorptive

/æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ US
/əbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ US
/əbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ US
/æbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ US

adjective more absorptive · most absorptive

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 […]

noun absorptives

Any substance that absorbs.

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adj having capacity to imbibe

Português	absortivo, absorvente

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@misc{absorptive_2026,
  title = {absorptive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/absorptive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}