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absorbent
  1. Anything which absorbs. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
  2. (physiology) 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.]
  3. (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.
  4. (chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
absorption
  1. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
    1. (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land. [Attested from the late 16th century until the mid 18th century.]
    2. assimilate; incorporation. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
    3. (chemistry) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
    4. (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
  2. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  3. Mental assimilation. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
  4. (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The absorption of information by the human mind also includes contextualisation, validation, reflection and synthesis.”
      “Many of the components of human milk also facilitate the absorption of nutrients and have a function beyond nutrient requirements.”
      “His love for Sydney and his total absorption in the affairs of his adopted country never wavered.”
absorptivity
  1. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  2. (thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  3. (analytical) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The absorptivity of the black pigment was so high that it prevented any light from being reflected, resulting in a complete absence of color.”
      “Pre-blended dry-mortar with high flow capacity, hardens without shrinkage and has a high capillary absorptivity.”
      “May vary depending on the application method, texture and surface absorptivity.”
absorbency
  1. (obsolete) The action of absorbing.
  2. The quality of being absorbent. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  3. (physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “But the amount of absorbency required is not so great as to preclude the use of size altogether.”
      “Some characteristics that affect printability are smoothness, absorbency, opacity and ink holdout.”
      “The absorbency of nitric acid ions in the solution is measured using UV absorptiometer at a wavelength of 220 nm.”
absorber
  1. A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  2. A person that absorbs. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  3. (nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Today, a typical sun protection product consists of a UV absorber in a base, which may be alcohol, oil, or more frequently, an emulsion.”
      “The meniscus functions as a shock absorber and weight distributor in the knee joint.”
      “With an MR shock absorber, you can control the vibrations that cause one floor to shift relative to the next floor.”
absorbance
  1. (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
  2. Examples:
    1. “This signal at extended wavelengths outside of absorbance bands is characteristic of the dispersive part of differential light scattering.”
      “Upon measuring the absorbance of a labeled peptide at a given angle of incidence, two different dichroic ratios were obtained.”
      “Under visible light irradiation, much longer durations were necessary to achieve similar absorbance decreases.”
absorbtance
  1. (physics) The ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident upon it
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absorbability
  1. The state or quality of being absorbable. [First attested in the late 18th century.]
  2. Examples:
    1. “The issue of absorbability was discussed and supplements with high absorbability ratings were recommended.”
      “The air volume in mortar does not correspond to the absorbability of mortar, only capillary air voids influence this property.”
      “In addition to urinary and biliary excretion, as to blood concentration after oral administration, the complexed absorbability of I was shown.”
absorbedness
  1. The capability of being absorbed. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
absorbancy
  1. (physics) Alternative form of absorbency[First attested in the mid 20th century.]
  2. Examples:
    1. “Manufacturers of incontinence supplies have charts that indicate the maximum absorbancy of each of their products.”
      “This foam has a high degree of sound absorbancy and dampens the reverberation in the practice room.”
      “Following 1 h of gentle shaking, 100 μl samples were removed and absorbancy was determined at 570 nm using a microtiter plate reader.”
absorbtivity
  1. The extent to which a material absorbs light
absorbefacient
  1. (medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorptiveness
absorbate
  1. Any substance that has been absorbed.
absorbant
  1. Alternative spelling of absorbent
absorberman
  1. Someone who controls an absorber.
absorbition
  1. (obsolete) absorption
absorbefacients
  1. plural of absorbefacient
absorbabilities
  1. plural of absorbability
absorbtivities
  1. plural of absorbtivity
absorptivities
absorbermen
  1. plural of absorberman
absorbitions
  1. plural of absorbition
absorbtances
absorbances
  1. plural of absorbance
absorptions
  1. plural of absorption
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Spectrally the mineral separates do not show absorptions due to any mineral species other than antigorite.”
      “By 1928, again through the process of absorptions and amalgamations, there came to be only 12 factories.”
      “But what is so special about water that makes its absorptions extend all the way from the far infrared to the near ultraviolet?”
absorbancies
  1. plural of absorbancy
absorbencies
absorbates
  1. plural of absorbate
absorbents
  1. plural of absorbent
  2. Examples:
    1. “He showed me large drums for storing vacuumed debris to be used in combination with huge bags of different absorbents.”
      “There was a bit of a leak from the tanker so we put absorbents down to soak up the spillage, of about half a litre, and put a barrier up around the vehicle.”
      “A relative of okra and cotton that towers 12 to 15 feet, kenaf is grown primarily as a fiber source for low-grade paper, particleboard, and oil absorbents.”
absorbants
  1. plural of absorbant
absorbers
  1. plural of absorber
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A combination of Helmholtz resonators on the back wall and absorbers in the ceiling help control the low frequencies.”
      “In the case of a high range cut for thick absorbers the following condition should be fulfilled.”
      “His bike had shock absorbers on the front forks to absorb bumps, her bicycle had none.”
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