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absorbent

Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

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absorbent

A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance.

Ús de absorbent en anglès
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Kitty came in with a basin and a roll of absorbent cotton.
The Drums of Jeopardy
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There is an obvious use for rubber or absorbent cotton ear plugs.
The new yorker
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The flesh-colored fabric of the dummy's skin makes a good, absorbent canvas.
Catching Fire
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Or try assorted crackers alternating with the absorbent bread, or hard rolls.
The Complete Book of Cheese
5
Refined non-absorbent cotton is best, but the ordinary absorbent cotton will do.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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Use a swab made by twisting some absorbent cotton upon a toothpick.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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Millions of feet of containment boom and absorbent boom have been laid.
Reuters
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Trapped super-absorbent balls should not be treated with ear drops, they write.
Reuters
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Bowman said Morrison used an absorbent mesh pad under the saddle.
News.com.au
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The number of coats must depend upon the absorbent nature of the boards.
Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
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An absorbent pad exchange technique was used for incontinence volume measurement.
Pubmed
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And at this particular period he was more than usually reflective and absorbent.
South Wind
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I need soft absorbent hides to clean his wounds, Ayla said.
The Shelters of Stone
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Run into the office, Elliot, and get the absorbent cotton and the brandy.
'Doc.' Gordon
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The absorbent boards will rapidly dry the prints and keep them quite flat.
Wood-Block Printing / A Description of the Craft of Woodcutting ...
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Raise up the nail and put a bit of absorbent cotton under it.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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absorbent
Absorbent a través del temps
Absorbent per variant geogràfica
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