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Meanings of absorbent in anglès
portuguès
absorvente català
absorbent Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
Usage of absorbent in anglès
1
Kitty came in with a basin and a roll of absorbent cotton.
2
There is an obvious use for rubber or absorbent cotton ear plugs.
3
The flesh-colored fabric of the dummy's skin makes a good, absorbent canvas.
4
Or try assorted crackers alternating with the absorbent bread, or hard rolls.
5
Refined non-absorbent cotton is best, but the ordinary absorbent cotton will do.
6
Use a swab made by twisting some absorbent cotton upon a toothpick.
7
Millions of feet of containment boom and absorbent boom have been laid.
8
Trapped super-absorbent balls should not be treated with ear drops, they write.
9
Bowman said Morrison used an absorbent mesh pad under the saddle.
10
The number of coats must depend upon the absorbent nature of the boards.
11
An absorbent pad exchange technique was used for incontinence volume measurement.
12
And at this particular period he was more than usually reflective and absorbent.
13
I need soft absorbent hides to clean his wounds, Ayla said.
14
Run into the office, Elliot, and get the absorbent cotton and the brandy.
15
The absorbent boards will rapidly dry the prints and keep them quite flat.
16
Raise up the nail and put a bit of absorbent cotton under it.
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Absorbent through the time
Absorbent across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common