absorber

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
absorber
    n 1: (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs
         radiation
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Absorber \Ab*sorb"er\, n.
   One who, or that which, absorbs.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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