Definitions
(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
Word origin
From absorb + -er.
Used in a sentence
“Which can be ignited the more easily with a burning-glass, black or white paper? Black paper, since it is a much better absorber of heat.”
“Old Lady Dacier’s bluntness in speaking of her grandson would have shocked Lady Wathin as much as it astonished, had she been less of an ardent absorber of aristocratic manners.”
“[…] since few wanted mosaics any more he had turned to fresco, becoming the greatest absorber and eclectic in Italy. He had learned everything that the earlier fresco painters, from the time of Cimabue, had to teach.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Material that soaks up”8 letters
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