absorber
(noun) (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
absorber (plural absorbers)
Something that absorbs.
A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
(nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.
A person who absorbs. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
• Barberos, reabsorb
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*sorb"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, absorbs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
