Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having power to absorb or imbibe; causing absorption; absorbent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The major problem that many African countries are facing is what they call absorptive capacity.
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These hairs are called absorptive hairs because they take from the soil the food which the plant needs in order to live and grow.
Chapter 6 1976
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But I believe that end may be attained by the method of unification which I have suggested; without bringing in its train the evils which will inevitably flow from "absorptive" regimentation.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900
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But I believe that end may be attained by the method of unification which I have suggested; without bringing in its train the evils which will inevitably flow from "absorptive" regimentation.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Leonard Huxley 1896
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Another issue many donor countries raise is the "absorptive" capacity of the developing world.
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In his article on the ways in which orientalist visual art disrupts the difference between figure and ground, Nigel Leask employs William Galperin's work on panoramas to show how Romantic orientalist scenes were based upon an "absorptive" aesthetic (Leask 166-7,
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Beyond these “native” ties to PIE, English, which has proven to be an exceptionally absorptive language, has also borrowed many additional words from its Indo-European cousins across different branches of the language family.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Beyond these “native” ties to PIE, English, which has proven to be an exceptionally absorptive language, has also borrowed many additional words from its Indo-European cousins across different branches of the language family.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Good dirt is already an excellent absorptive material for the assimilation of this material, soil is very rich in bacteria and other organisms that break down the waste.
The Volokh Conspiracy » County Judge’s Response to Complaint About Hunters Defecating in the Woods 2010
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In CD, these attacks destroy cells in the small intestine's absorptive villi, finger-like projections that absorb nutrients from food.
Deepak Chopra: Weekly Health Tip: Understanding Celiac Disease Deepak Chopra 2011
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