"absorptive" meaning in English

See absorptive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ [US], /əbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ [US], /əbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ [US], /æbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absorptive.wav Forms: more absorptive [comparative], most absorptive [superlative]
Etymology: From absorb + -tive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absorb|tive}} absorb + -tive Head templates: {{en-adj}} absorptive (comparative more absorptive, superlative most absorptive)
  1. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. Translations (having capacity to imbibe): absorberend (Dutch), berdaya serap (Malay), absorptif (Malay), absorptiv (Norwegian Bokmål), absorberende (Norwegian Bokmål), chłonny (Polish), wchłanający (Polish), pochłanający (Polish), absorbujący (Polish), absortivo (Portuguese), absorvente (Portuguese), absorberande (Swedish)

Noun

IPA: /æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ [US], /əbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ [US], /əbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ [US], /æbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absorptive.wav Forms: absorptives [plural]
Etymology: From absorb + -tive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absorb|tive}} absorb + -tive Head templates: {{en-noun}} absorptive (plural absorptives)
  1. Any substance that absorbs. Translations (any substance that absorbs): absorbent [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), absorbator [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), absorbent [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), pochłaniacz [inanimate, masculine] (Polish)
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