resorbable

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/ɹɪˈzɔː(ɹ)bəbəl/

adjective

Able to be resorbed.

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Meanings

adjectiveresorbable (comparative more resorbable, superlative most resorbable)

comparative more resorbable · superlative most resorbable

  1. Able to be resorbed.

    Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

    2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200

Origin

From resorb + -able.

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Translations

French résorbable
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APA

resorbable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorbable

MLA

“resorbable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorbable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resorbable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorbable.

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