absorbent

Example Sentences

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Walk around it, and the shifting, light-reflective and -absorbent white forms create an uncanny illusion of the pillar in jumpy, unstable motion.

From Los Angeles Times

She said neither contained hazardous materials but an absorbent boom was put in place to reduce the possibility of pollution.

From Seattle Times

By comparison, the noodles for the saozi are thinner and flatter, more absorbent for a broth invigorated with tomato paste, rice vinegar, soy sauce and much more.

From Washington Post

The group recommends using a coat of hairspray to “seal the color and keep the dye from bleeding” into the potatoes, whose skins are more absorbent than eggshells.

From Washington Times

The science behind the landslide is fairly straightforward: Rainwater and irrigation water are absorbed into a particularly absorbent layer of earth.

From Los Angeles Times