absorbate

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US/æb.sɔɹ.bət//æb.sɔɹ.beɪt//æb.zɔɹ.bət//æb.zɔɹ.beɪt/

noun

Any substance that has been absorbed.

OriginEnglish absorb ← Middle French absorber ← Old French assorbir →
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Meanings

nounabsorbate (plural absorbates)

plural absorbates

  1. Any substance that has been absorbed.

Origin

  1. Latinabsorbeō
  2. Old Frenchassorbir
  3. Middle Frenchabsorber
  4. Englishabsorb
  5. Englishabsorbate

From absorb + -ate.

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Translations

Dutch geabsorbeerde stof
  • geabsorbeerde stofabsorbed substance
Finnish absorbaatti, imeytynyt aine
  • absorbaattiabsorbed substance
  • imeytynyt aineabsorbed substance
French absorbat
  • absorbatabsorbed substance
Polish absorbat
  • absorbatabsorbed substance
Cite this entry
APA

absorbate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbate

MLA

“absorbate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorbate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbate.

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