absorptive
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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
There are two types of aerosols: reflective and absorptive.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024
While problems implementing absorptive cities are worked out, China’s vulnerability to extreme weather is clear.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022
It is amply possible that the absorptive strata producing the Fraunhofer lines, significant, by their varying displacements at either limb, of the inferred varying rates of rotation, may gyrate more slowly than the spot-generating level.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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