Absorbent

Adjective

 * 1) absorbing liquids; swallowing; absorptive.

Noun

 * 1) Anything which absorbs.
 * 2)  Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
 * 3)  The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

Adverbs for Absorbent
extraordinarily; scarcely; completely; gradually; quickly;  remarkably;  marvelously; notably; wonderfully;  exceptionally; genuinely; astonishingly; unusually; unfailingly; singularly; particularly; unbelievably; highly.

Thesaurus
absorbency; absorption; adsorbent; adsorption; assimilation; blotter; blotting; blotting paper; chemisorption; chemosorption; digestion; endosmosis; engrossment; exosmosis; infiltration; osmosis; percolation; seepage; sorption; sponge; sponging

Etymology
From absorbens:, present active participle of absorbeo:.

Derived terms

 * absorbent ground a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliance is imparted to the colors.
 * nonabsorbent