absorbent
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When exposed to a focused beam of electrons, specific regions of the film become more or less absorbent.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
By 2028, Unicharm aims to recycle the plastic and absorbent polymer from soiled diapers to make new ones as well, Tsutomu Kido, senior executive officer of Unicharm's recycling business, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
And then, of course, there is the absorbent core—which holds what scientists refer to as the “insult.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The cotton terry material is absorbent and warm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Perhaps I shall gift her with a pair of absorbent white athletic socks in the near future; this gesture may affect her and lead her to conversation.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
