absorbent
adjective
[ əbˈzɔːb(ə)nt ]
• (of a material) able to soak up liquid easily.
• "absorbent kitchen paper"
Similar:
porous,
spongy,
sponge-like,
permeable,
pervious,
absorptive,
penetrable,
assimilative,
receptive,
soaking,
blotting,
spongiform,
sorbefacient,
absorbent
noun
• a substance that soaks up liquid easily.
Origin:
early 18th century: from Latin absorbent- ‘swallowing up’, from the verb absorbere (see absorb).
