absorbent material
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- noun
- Contact someone from Planned Parenthood (corporate) or another pro-women organization. What I'm really curious about is whether inserting a moldy piece of absorbent material has any adverse effects, because based on the reply you got from the company, it's apparently fine.
- absorbent material soaks
Examples
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The firefighter used an absorbent material to soak up the oil spill on the road.
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When cleaning up spills, it's important to choose an absorbent material like sponge or cloth to prevent accidents.
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Cotton tends to be the most commonly found absorbent material in cloth diapers.
Blog text (32) -
These pads have a form-fitting shape and use a lightweight, highly absorbent material with waterproof backing.
Academic text (2001) -
Essentially, a doubler is just a strip of absorbent material that is laid or stuffed into the diaper to increase its absorbency, typically purchased separately from a diaper itself.
Blog text (32) -
Nearly every handbook and catalog from 1910 on recommends surrounding the screen with some kind of light-absorbent material, usually black velvet drapery (fig. 10).
Academic text (2017) -
Cotton is an absorbent material commonly used in towels to quickly soak up water.
Synonyms
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3.4
Something that takes in and holds a lot of liquid
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3.7
A material like a sponge that soaks up liquids or gases easily
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Soft cotton that soaks up liquids for medical or personal care use
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A material that soaks up liquids or gases
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A material that soaks up liquids and gases
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a substance that soaks up liquids or gases' is directly and compositionally derived from 'absorbent' (having capacity to absorb) plus 'material' (a substance), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the phrase. This is a literal adjective–noun description following common cross‑linguistic composition patterns, making it clearly transparent.
Etymology
The phrase absorbent material comes from a simple image: a sponge or cloth that 'soaks up' water or other liquids. So, absorbent describes something that takes in liquid and material means a substance, which is why the term means 'a substance that soaks up liquids or gases'.