W: (adj) absorptive [Related to: absorb] (having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)) "as absorbent as a sponge"
W: (adj) absorbent [Related to: absorb] (having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)) "as absorbent as a sponge"
W: (n) absorption [Related to: absorb] ((chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid)
W: (n) absorbate [Related to: absorb] (a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed)
W: (n) absorbent [Related to: absorb] (a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance)
W: (n) absorber [Related to: absorb] ((physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation)