absorbent
able to be absorbed(= taken in and held or used), for example by the skin or the body: 可被吸收的
The small molecules of goat's milk make it highly absorptive when rubbed into the skin.揉入皮肤时，山羊奶的小分子使其非常容易被吸收。
absorptive vitamins and minerals可被吸收的维生素和矿物质
Because of its absorptive properties, tapioca flour is often used as a thickening agent in recipes.
A physical obstruction can be caused by matter attached to the absorptive layer of the bowel wall.
Compression garments and absorptive pads are applied for the immediate postoperative period.
Acoustic problems might be caused by a ceiling that's too high or absorptive to bounce the laughter around.
Acai is rich in a highly absorptive form of calcium.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Physical & chemical processes
absorbable
absorptive capacity
absorptivity
acidification
addition reaction
endothermic reaction
excitation
excite
exergonic
exothermic
exothermic reaction
fermentation
impregnate
reabsorb
react
reboil
recondense
redox
scald
vaporize

Examples of absorptive

absorptive
We then examine the absorptive properties of this arrangement when the perforations are circular apertures.
A prominent example is the fair division of the atmosphere's limited absorptive capacity for greenhouse gases.
The magnitude and location of the absorptive changes detected in the present study depended on the basis on which absorption was measured.
This is due to a reduction in colonic absorptive capacity and possible derangement of colonic motility.
We first examined the absorptive properties of plane liners with circular apertures.
The absorptive properties of a screen in the presence of a bias flow of the type considered here has not previously been fully investigated experimentally.
In this disease, the villi of the intestinal mucosa are destroyed and the absorptive surface consequently reduced.
A highly absorptive liner may still be designed.
In this section we examine the effects of curvature on the absorptive properties of a perforated lining.
The key distinction between receptivity and absorptive capabilities as distinct from the strength and intensity of the message plays a key role in this context.
Probably the most important aspect of compensation is the slow movement of food through the shortened absorptive passage.
We are particularly interested in the absorptive properties of these backed perforated screens.
Normal mature vacuolate absorptive cells cover the villi.
The apical lamellae and basal invaginations are characteristic features of trematode excretory epithelium and are believed to be concerned with its absorptive capacity.
This has brought some degree of dynamism into the market and decisively raised the absorptive capacity of the market.
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