Superabsorber

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A superabsorbent polymer: a polymer that can absorb very large quantities of liquid.

    "We attribute this failure to the fact that the superabsorbers swell and form gels which plug the interfiber volume of the cellulose fluff and restrict capillary flow."

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"We attribute this failure to the fact that the superabsorbers swell and form gels which plug the interfiber volume of the cellulose fluff and restrict capillary flow."

Etymology

From super- + absorber.

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