absorptive
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The financial bottleneck has a different clearance condition: bond markets that remain open and absorptive as hyperscaler debt issuance continues to scale.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Insoluble fibers, since they lack that absorptive effect, may cause separation when added to a cup of coffee or settle at the bottom of the mug.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
“We think it’s especially inappropriate in menstrual products because these are products used in some of the most sensitive and absorptive parts of the body,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
Learning about plant roots can teach scientists about other absorptive tissues, like the human gut, so they can better understand the intersection of mammalian microbiomes, immune systems, and iron to optimize health.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024
The brevity of bacterial action in this instance may be due to a failure of the absorptive power or to a changed condition in the wound-fluids, rendering them unfit to support the organism.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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