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absorbefacient

 
Dictionary: ab·sor·be·fa·cient   (əb-sôr'bə-fā'shənt, -zôr'-) pronunciation

adj.
Inducing or causing absorption.

n.
A medicine or agent that induces absorption.

[ABSORBE(NT) + -FACIENT.]


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Dental Dictionary: absorbefacient
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(abzôr′bifā′shənt)
adj/n

Causing absorption, or an agent that promotes absorption.

Medical Dictionary: ab·sor·be·fa·cient
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(əb-sôr'bə-fā'shənt, -zôr'-)
adj.

Causing absorption.

ab·sor'be·fa'cient n.
Veterinary Dictionary: absorbefacient
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1. causing absorption.
2. an agent that promotes absorption.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: inducing or promoting absorption
  Synonym: sorbefacient


 
 

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