absorbent : Idioms & Phrases

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absorbent cotton

  • noun cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
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Absorbent ground

  • (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
Webster 1913

absorbent material

  • noun a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
    absorbent.
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shock-absorbent

  • adjective satellite having the capacity to absorb the energy of an impact
    • the material absorbs shock and is used for shock-absorbent insoles
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