Absorptive
/æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any substance that absorbs.
Adjective
- 1 Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
"In practice, from that date onwards until recent times, the economic absorptive capacity of the country has been treated as the sole limiting factor […]"
Adjective
- 1 having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) wordnet
Example
More examples"In practice, from that date onwards until recent times, the economic absorptive capacity of the country has been treated as the sole limiting factor […]"
Etymology
From absorb + -tive.