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Word entry · 9 letters

absorbent

Best crossword clue

"Soaking up liquid"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted abbenorstStarts with AEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2B3S4O5R6B7E8N9T

Definitions

  1. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

Word origin

From Latin absorbēns, present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).

Used in a sentence

  • Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Soaking up liquid9 letters
02Soaks up liquid9 letters

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