absorptive

[ ab-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp- ]

/ æbˈsɔrp tɪv, -ˈzɔrp- /

able or tending to absorb; absorbent.

Origin of absorptive

1655–65; < Latin absorpt- (stem of absorptus absorbed; see absorption) + -ive

ab·sorp·tive·ly, adverb ab·sorp·tive·ness, noun non·ab·sorp·tive, adjective un·ab·sorp·tive, adjective

un·ab·sorp·tive·ness, noun

The cause of this absorptive power is still very imperfectly known.

Elements of Agricultural Chemistry |Thomas Anderson
The second quality in a soil on which its absorptive power depends is the fineness of its particles.

Manures and the principles of manuring |Charles Morton Aikman
By the absorptive power of a soil is meant its capacity for drinking in any water with which its particles may come in contact.

Manures and the principles of manuring |Charles Morton Aikman
Perhaps a dark ring of absorptive or occulting matter encircles the nebula in nearly the same plane with the luminous whorls.

Astronomy |David Todd

This belief in the absorptive virtue of the onion is prevalent even at the present day.

Folk Lore |James Napier

absorptive

[ əb-zôrp′tĭv ]

Absorbent.