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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis