absorbent material 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
Hypernym
sorbent 1
noun
a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
EnglishHyponym
sponge 1
noun
a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
absorber 1
noun
(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
