Absorbent synonyms
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Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.
Resembling a sponge in elasticity, absorbency, or porousness.
Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced:
(Of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
Open to arguments, ideas, or change; approachable.
That can be attacked or injured; assailable or vulnerable
Marked by or causing assimilation.
That can be penetrated
The definition of receptive is someone who is open and willing to receive something or to hear or learn something new.
Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining.
spongiose
Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities.
Feeling thirst; wanting to drink
impermeable (antonym)
The definition of impermeable is not able to be broken through, or not allowing fluids to pass through.
impervious (antonym)
Incapable of being passed through or penetrated
solid (antonym)
Hearty; filling.
Very absorbent, as paper or soil.
absorbent material
a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
nonabsorbent (antonym)
The quality of being absorbent. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
A thing or substance that adsorbs
An adsorbing or being adsorbed; adhesion of the molecules of a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance to a surface
endosmosis
Osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of higher concentration
exosmosis
In osmosis, the slower, outward diffusion of the more dense fluid through the semipermeable membrane to mingle with the less dense
(Sciences) Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption
absorbant (related)
breathable (related)
water-repellant (related)
wadding (related)
microfibre (related)
anti-static (related)
skin-friendly (related)
adhesive (related)
non-absorbent (related)
water-repellent (related)
Find another word for absorbent. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for absorbent, like: porous, absorptive, spongy, permeable, dry, soft, pervious, pregnable, assimilative, imbibing and penetrable.