absorptive

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[edit] Etymology

Derivative of absorb

[edit] Adjective

absorptive (comparative more absorptive, superlative most absorptive)

1. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe.
2. Having the capability of withstanding abuse or stress.
   • 1939 — British White Paper of Palestine of 1939

     In practice, from that date onwards until recent times, the economic absorptive capacity of the country has been treated as the sole limiting factor...