If something is absorbent it is able to soak up something, usually a liquid (but it can also be light, audio or other substances). Here it is in a sentence:
That paper towel you used was very absorbent, it cleaned up all of the spilled milk.
Absorbent is an adjective.
Bounty is known to be one of the most absorbent paper towel brands on the market. They are specifically designed to be strong and soak up spills efficiently.
Nonabsorbent is the opposite word to absorbent. Watertight is a possibility. Repellant is another.
An absorbent ground is a ground or form of preparation for a piece of visual artwork, in which oil can be absorbed.
Acrylic acid is used to make highly water-absorbent resins for use in disposable diapers and similar products.
Absorbent mean to soak up or soak into something, Example. I picked up a cloth used it to wipe up a drink i spilled and noticed it was very absorbent.
The sea sponge was my oceans project topic. The sponge was so absorbent!
It wouldn't be absorbent
Meaning "what soaks up efficiently or effectively," the term "absorbent" has a number of mainly practical usages in contemporary English. One such use is modeled in the following sentence: "She threw aside the rag while calling out that something much more absorbent was going to be needed to clean up the mess -- and quickly, too."
We use non absorbent cotton for plugging of test tubes or other glassware. If we would use absorbent cotton then during sterilization (autoclaving) sterile conditions will not be maintained as cotton will absorb water and microbes will swim from outside to inside. However, non absorbent cotton does not get wet and chances of contamination are decreased significantly.
Absorbent is an adjective.
Wire gauzes with absorbent center are used in laboratory for heating, for example a beaker with liquid.
yes it is absorbent :)
The prefix of "absorbent" is "ab-".
Possibly if the stone is not absorbent.
It is absorbent.
it is use as an absorbent material