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

With the proof of concept demonstrating very promising results, before turning the model into a product the team will work on developing a more absorbent hydrogel that can generate even higher quantities of water.

From Salon

Director Rob Poyer said diapers are difficult to break it down into plastic, cellulose and super absorbent polymer parts.

From Washington Post

Mushrooms — hearty, absorbent, “meaty” mushrooms — are forecast to be a major ingredient for 2022.

From New York Times

Wet weather will also threaten areas near wildfire burn scars, which are subject to debris flows and flash floods because burned soil is less absorbent.

From Los Angeles Times