absorbable
English
Etymology
absorb + -able. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
absorbable (comparative more absorbable, superlative most absorbable)
Translations
capable of being absorbed
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References
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbable”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
absorbable (plural absorbables)
Further reading
- “absorbable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.