ABSORB, ABSORBED, ABSORBENT, ABSORBING, ABSORPTION
ADJECTIVES
1528 — ABSORPT absorbed; swallowed up; fig. engrossed → arch.
1631 — ABSORPTED absorbed
1664 — ABSORPTIVE having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing
1902 — OBSORBENT absorbent, imbibing
NOUNS
1600 — OBSORPTION absorption; swallowing up → obs.
1680 — ABSORBITION absorption → obs.
1747 — OBSORBENT an absorbing substance
VERBS
1626 — ABSORBEATE to absorb, to swallow up → obs. (Bk.)
1684 — OBSORB to absorb → obs.
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