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unabsorbed

unabsorbed

6.1
Not taken into something, for example liquid or light left on the surface
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəbˈzɔrbd/
translation icon : no absorbido
  • The vitamins in the supplement went unabsorbed, leaving the body without their intended benefits.

Examples

  • After the rain, puddles formed on the ground where the water was unabsorbed by the soil.

  • Some nutrients are unabsorbed by the body.

  • Any unabsorbed nutrients will be excreted by the body.

  • The unabsorbed rainwater flowed down the street after the heavy storm.

  • Scientists measured the amount of unabsorbed light passing through the material.

  • The liquid remained unabsorbed by the sponge.

  • The unabsorbed liquid remained in the container after the process was complete.

Synonyms

undigested
vsunabsorbed
5 6.1

Food left in the stomach because the body did not break it down, or an idea not fully thought about

focuses on lack of absorption or soaking not on lack of processing
unassimilated
vsunabsorbed
  • Specialized
8.4

Not absorbed or digested by the body

is broader used for anything not taken in or soaked up

Antonyms

absorbed
  • Specialized
4.8

Taken into a material rather than reflected or passed through

How Absorbed

absorbed
  • Specialized
4.8
unabsorbed
6.1
repellent
1 4.4

Surface Forms

unabsorbed positive

Morphology

unabsorbed = absorbed (transparent) = un + absorb + ed

A straightforward negation: 'un-' attached to 'absorbed' yields 'not absorbed', which is directly deducible by learners.

Etymology

Unabsorbed comes from un- meaning 'not' and absorb meaning 'to take in' or 'to soak up', like a sponge. So when something is unabsorbed, it was not taken in or soaked up.