Absorptive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Absorptive \Ab*sorp"tive\, a.
     Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe. --E.
     Darwin.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  absorptive
       adj : having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up
             (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge" [syn: {absorbent}]
             [ant: {nonabsorbent}]