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Added 10 October 2026

absorbable

/əbˈsɔɹb.ə.bl̩/ adjective

First recorded: late 18th century Wiktionary

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Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.

noun

A material that can be absorbed.

Origin

From absorb + -able. First attested in the late 18th century.

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