absorbent

adj. able to soak up; able to take in

Absorption may refer to:Absorption (chemistry), absorption of particles of gas or liquid in liquid or solid materialAbsorption (cooking), a method in cooking in which a food (such as rice) takes up the liquid in which it is immersedAbsorption (skin), a route by which substances can enter the body through the skinAbsorption (pharmacokinetics), absorption of drugs in bodyAbsorption (electromagnetic radiation), absorption of light or other electromagnetic radiation by a materialAbsorption (acoustics) , absorption of sound waves by a materialAbsorption (digestive), the uptake of substances by the gastrointestinal tractAbsorption air conditioningAbsorption law, in mathematics, an identity linking a pair of binary operationsDielectric absorption, interaction and absorption of energy from an applied electromagnetic field by a dielectric materialFlow (psychology), a state of total mental "absorption"Absorption (economics), the total demand of an economy for goods and services both from within and withoutAbsorption refrigeration
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Noun
1. a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
(synonym) absorbent material
(hypernym) sorbent, sorbent material
(hyponym) sponge
(derivation) absorb
Adjective
1. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge"
(synonym) absorptive
(antonym) nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive
(similar) absorbefacient, sorbefacient
(attribute) absorbency

v. absorb; drink; occupy; assimilate; dope, imbibe; siphon

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

(n.)
Anything which absorbs.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(a.)
Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.