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absorptive

[ab-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp-] / æbˈsɔrp tɪv, -ˈzɔrp- /


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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

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

“But fungi are unique in that they use an absorptive mode of nutrition.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

They possess, it would appear, photospheres radiating all kinds of light, and differ from each other mainly in the varying qualities of their absorptive atmospheres.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)




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