absorptive

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

absorptive
    adj 1: having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up
           something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a
           sponge" [syn: {absorbent}, {absorptive}] [ant:
           {nonabsorbent}, {nonabsorptive}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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