absorbent

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Absorbent plant matter such as moss or bark could have also been useful, where available.

From National Geographic • Nov. 29, 2023

Absorbent booms have been placed in the creek to help absorb the oil.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Skoon cat litter $28 Absorbent cat litter made of diatom pebbles.

From The Verge • Mar. 26, 2022

Absorbent materials were deployed to soak up any remaining fuel.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2015

Absorbent stone exposed to the weather rapidly disintegrates, and for the most part non-absorbent stone is so hard that it cannot always be used with a due regard to economy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various