absorbable

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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)

  1. Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.

Translations

References

  1. ^ 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

absorber +‎ -able

Pronunciation

Adjective

absorbable (plural absorbables)

  1. absorbable

Further reading

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