nonabsorptive

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adjective

Not absorptive

Similar
nonabsorbentrepellentresistant
OriginEnglish absorptive ← Middle French absorber ← Old French assorbir →
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Meanings

adjectivenonabsorptive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot absorptive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)

Similar
nonabsorbentrepellentresistant
Also see
nonabsorbentrepellentresistant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Latinabsorbeō
  3. Old Frenchassorbir
  4. Middle Frenchabsorber
  5. Englishabsorb
  6. Englishabsorptive
  7. Englishnonabsorptive

From non- + absorptive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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