absorptiv

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === absorpsjon +‎ -iv, first part from Latin absorptiō (“drink, beverage”), from absorbeō (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“to suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs). Last part from French -if (“-ive”), from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós (creates adjectives from verb stems). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /absɔrpˈtiːʋ/, /apsɔrpˈtiːʋ/ Rhymes: -iːʋ Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧tiv === Adjective === absorptiv (neuter singular absorptivt, definite singular and plural absorptive, comparative mer absorptiv, superlative mest absorptiv) (physics, biology) absorbent or absorptive (having the ability or tendency to absorb) cellers absorptive evner cells' absorptive abilities absorptiv kapasitet ― absorptive capacity (ability to acquire new knowledge, and put it into action) ==== Synonyms ==== absorberende (“absorbing, absorbent”) === References === “absorptiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “absorptiv” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).