Associations to the word «Absorptive»

Wiktionary

ABSORPTIVE, adjective. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABSORPTIVE, adjective. Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.