nonabsorbable

Examples

• All

• The skin is closed with nonabsorbable 6-0 nylon.

  Academic text (2004)

• First, the insertion of any type of nonabsorbable packing will necessitate its removal, and we have earlier noted that this painful experience is one of the worst aspects of nasal surgery.

  Academic text (2008)

• Due to its nonabsorbable nature, the material is ideal for long-term medical implants.

• The veterinarian recommended a nonabsorbable mesh for repairing the damaged tissue.

Synonyms

I

impervious

vsnonabsorbable

28 7.5

Not letting water pass through and not changed by words

focuses on inability to be taken into bodies or materials, not figurative immunity

I

impermeable

vsnonabsorbable

4 6.6

Not allowing water or air to pass through

describes failure to be taken in by bodies or materials rather than blocking flow

U

unabsorbable

vsnonabsorbable

7.7

Not able to be soaked up by a material or by the body

focuses more on inability to enter the body rather than only materials

U

unassimilable

vsnonabsorbable

• Specialized

9.3

Not able to be absorbed or used by living things

is broader and applies to not being taken into bodies or materials

U

unassimilated

vsnonabsorbable

• Specialized

8.4

Not absorbed or digested by the body

refers more generally to failure to be taken into bodies or materials

N

nonabsorptive

vsnonabsorbable

8.8

Not able to take in liquids or other materials

applies more to inability to be taken into bodies as well as materials

N

nonabsorbent

vsnonabsorbable

6.2

A material that does not soak up liquids

is used more broadly for bodies or materials not taking things in

Antonyms

A

absorbable

1 4.6

Able to go into a material through its surface, for example skin or fabric

How Absorbent

absorbent

10 3.4

nonabsorbable

• Specialized

6.1

impermeable

4 6.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology