absorbent material

Noun
  1. A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance (synset 114621593)
    is a type of: sorbent, sorbent material - a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
    subtypes:
    • sponge - a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
    • absorber - (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
    • absorbent cotton - cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
    same as: absorbent

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