English-Thai Dictionary

absorbent

ADJ ซึ่ง อุ้มน้ำ ไว้  ซึ่ง สามารถ ดูดซึม  porous spongy permeable impermeable sueng-um-nam-wai

 

absorbent

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ สะท้อน  sueng-mai-sa-thon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABSORBENT

a.Imbibing; swallowing.

 

ABSORBENT

n.In anatomy, a vessel which imbibes, as the lacteals, lymphatics, and inhaling arteries. In medicine, a testaceous powder, or other substance, which imbibes the humors of the body, as chalk or magnesia.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABSORBENT

Ab *sorb "ent, a. Etym: [L. absorbens, p. pr. of absorbere.]

 

Defn: Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive. Absorbent ground (Paint. ), a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.

 

ABSORBENT

ABSORBENT Ab *sorb "ent, n.

 

1. Anything which absorbs. The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. Darwin.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc. ; also a substance e. g., iodine ) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.

 

3. pl. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

absorbent

ab sorb ent |əbˈzôrbənt, -ˈsôr -əbˈzɔrbənt əbˈsɔrbənt | ▶adjective (of a material ) able to soak up liquid easily: drain on absorbent paper towels. ▶noun a substance or item that soaks up liquid easily. DERIVATIVES ab sorb en cy noun ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin absorbent- ‘swallowing up, ’ from the verb absorbere (see absorb ).

 

absorbent cotton

ab sorb ent cot ton |əbˈzɔrbənt | ▶noun fluffy wadding of a kind originally made from raw cotton, used for cleansing wounds, removing cosmetics, and padding delicate objects.

 

Oxford Dictionary

absorbent

ab ¦sorb |ent |əbˈzɔːb (ə )nt, -ˈsɔːb -| ▶adjective (of a material ) able to soak up liquid easily: absorbent kitchen paper. ▶noun a substance that soaks up liquid easily. DERIVATIVES absorbency noun

 

absorbent cotton

ab ¦sorb |ent cot ¦ton ▶noun North American term for cotton wool.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

absorbent

absorbent adjective absorbent towels: porous, spongy, spongelike, permeable, pervious, absorptive; technical spongiform. ANTONYMS waterproof.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

absorbent

absorbent adjective a piece of absorbent cotton wool: porous, spongy, sponge-like, permeable, pervious, absorptive, penetrable, assimilative, receptive, soaking, blotting; technical spongiform; rare sorbefacient. ANTONYMS impermeable, waterproof.

 

Spanish Dictionary

absorbente

absorbente adjetivo 1 Que absorbe :es un tejido muy absorbente .2 Que ocupa por completo la atención o el tiempo de una persona :desempeña un cargo muy absorbente y no tiene tiempo para nada .3 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que tiene un carácter dominante y siempre trata de imponer su voluntad .4 nombre masculino Sustancia que tiene un elevado poder de absorción .5 Cuba Tubo muy delgado, generalmente de plástico flexible, que sirve para beber líquidos sorbiéndolos :a los niños les gusta beber con absorbentes .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

absorbent

ab sorb ent /əbzɔ́ː r b (ə )nt, -sɔ́ː r -/形容詞 吸水性のよい ; 吸収力のある .名詞 U C 吸収剤 .～̀ c ó tton ｟米 ｠脱脂綿 (｟英 ｠cotton wool ).