absorbent, absorptive
(adjective) having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); “as absorbent as a sponge”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
absorbent (comparative more absorbent, superlative most absorbent)
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
absorbent (plural absorbents)
Anything which absorbs. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
(physiology, pluralized, now, rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
(medicine) 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.
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*sorb"ent, a. Etym: [L. absorbens, p. pr. of absorbere.]
Definition: Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive. Absorbent ground (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
Ab*sorb"ent, n.
1. Anything which absorbs. The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. Darwin.
2. (Med.)
Definition: 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.
3. pl. (Physiol.)
Definition: The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 July 2024
(noun) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
