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Absorptive vs. Absorbent: What's the Difference?

Absorptive and Absorbent Definitions

Absorptive

The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed.

Absorbent

Capable of absorbing a liquid or gas
Absorbent cotton.

Absorptive

A state of mental concentration.

Absorbent

A substance that is capable of absorbing.

Absorptive

Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
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Absorbent

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill.

Absorptive

Any substance that absorbs.

Absorbent

Anything which absorbs.

Absorptive

Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe.

Absorbent

The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
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Absorptive

Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids);
As absorbent as a sponge

Absorbent

(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.

Absorbent

(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.

Absorbent

Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

Absorbent

Anything which absorbs.
The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat.
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Absorbent

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.

Absorbent

The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

Absorbent

A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

Absorbent

Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids);
As absorbent as a sponge

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