absorptive

== English == === Etymology === From absorb + -tive. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/, /əbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/, /əbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/, /æbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ === Adjective === absorptive (comparative more absorptive, superlative most absorptive) Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. [First attested in the mid 17th century.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === absorptive (plural absorptives) Any substance that absorbs. ==== Translations ==== === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /absɔrpˈtiːʋə/, /apsɔrpˈtiːʋə/ Rhymes: -iːʋə Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧ti‧ve === Adjective === absorptive definite singular of absorptiv plural of absorptiv