ASSIMILATIVE

assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory

(adjective) capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution; “an assimilative substance”

assimilative

(adjective) capable of mentally absorbing; “assimilative processes”; “assimilative capacity of the human mind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

assimilative (comparative more assimilative, superlative most assimilative)

Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation.

Source: Wiktionary


As*sim"i*la*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. assimilativus, F. assimilatif.]

Definition: Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative process or substance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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