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Definition: Absorptive |
AbsorptiveAdjective1. Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: AbsorptiveSynonym: absorbent (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: nonabsorbent (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Absorptive |
| English words defined with "absorptive": Absorptiveness. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "absorptive": absorptive attenuator, absorptive capacity, absorptive flooring, absorptive glass mat, absorptive index, absorptive outlet, absorptive power, absorptive silencer ♦ Exposure Level ♦ General Circulation Model, gray body ♦ index of absorption ♦ pendant absorptive panel, proton absorptive capacity, proton uptake capacity. (references) |
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Health | Absorptive hypercalciuria occurs when the body absorbs too much calcium from food and empties the extra calcium into the urine. (references) | |
Some patients with absorptive hypercalciuria may be given the drug sodium cellulose phosphate, which binds calcium in the intestines and prevents it from leaking into the urine. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Absorptive" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Absorptive" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 27 | 66,962 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "absorptive": absorptive attenuator ♦ absorptive barrier ♦ absorptive capacity ♦ absorptive flooring ♦ absorptive glass mat ♦ absorptive outlet ♦ absorptive power ♦ absorptive silencer ♦ pendant absorptive panel ♦ proton absorptive capacity. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "absorptive": cash-absorptive, post-absorptive. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "absorptive"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | tërheqës (absorbing, adorable, alluring, appealing, attractable, attractive, catchy, charismatic, comely, cunning, cute, drawer, dreamy, engaging, engrossing, enticing, fetching, interesting, inviting, jolly, likable, likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pretty, showy, sightly, winsome). (various references) | |
Arabic | ممتص (absorbent, spongy), ماص (absorbent, nozzle, sucker, suction). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | абсорбиращ. (various references) | |
Chinese | 吸"性. (various references) | |
Danish | absorptiv glasmåtte (absorptive glass mat), absorberende gulvbelægning (absorptive flooring), absorbtionsevne (absorbance, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorbtionskapacitet (absorbance, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorptionsevne (absorbing power, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorptionslyddæmper (absorption muffler, absorptive silencer, dissipative absorber, dissipative attenuator), absorberende afloeb (absorptive outlet), klorbindingsevne (absorptive capacity for chlorine, chlorine absorption), resistivt dæmpningsled (absorptive attenuator, resistive attenuator), klorbindingskapacitet (absorptive capacity for chlorine, chlorine absorption), lydabsorberende materialer (sound absorbing materials, sound absorptive materials, sound-proof materials), lydbaffel (acoustic baffle, baffle, functional absorber, pendant absorptive panel), lydisolerende materialer (sound absorbing materials, sound absorptive materials, sound-proof materials), porøsitet (absorptive capacity, porosity), proton-absorptionskapacitet (proton absorptive capacity, proton uptake capacity), baffel (acoustic baffle, baffle, functional absorber, pendant absorptive panel). (various references) | |
Dutch | absorptieverzwakker (absorptive attenuator, resistive attenuator), absorptievermogen (absorbance, absorbing power, absorption, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorptie-uitlaat (absorptive outlet), absorptiedemper (absorption muffler, absorptive silencer), absorberende vloerlaag (absorptive flooring), absorberende verzwakker (absorptive attenuator, resistive attenuator), absorberende glasvezelmat (absorptive glass mat), absorberend vermogen (absorbance, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), stralingsabsorptiecapaciteit (radiative absorptive capacity), protonabsorptievermogen (proton absorptive capacity, proton uptake capacity), potentiële stralingsforcering (radiative absorptive capacity), hangende geluidsabsorberende elementen (acoustic baffle, baffle, functional absorber, pendant absorptive panel), geluidabsorberend materiaal (sound absorbing materials, sound absorptive materials, sound-proof materials), baffle (acoustic baffle, baffle, functional absorber, pendant absorptive panel). (various references) | |
Finnish | akustinen erotuslevy (acoustic baffle, baffle, functional absorber, pendant absorptive panel), absorptioteho (absorptive power, absorptivity), absorptiokyky (absorbance, absorption, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorptiokapasiteetti (absorbance, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorboiva lattia (absorptive flooring), absorboiva äänenvaimennin (absorption muffler, absorptive silencer), absorboituvuus (absorbance, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), resistiivinen vaimennin (absorptive attenuator, resistive attenuator), lasikuitumatto (absorptive glass mat), kehys (acoustic baffle, baffle, border, cadre, casing, chassis, collector box, enclosure, frame, framework, framing, functional absorber, pendant absorptive panel, rack, raster, skeleton), huokoisuus (absorptive capacity, pore volume, porosity, porosity of a soil, soil porosity). (various references) | |
French | absorptif. (various references) | |
German | aufnahmefähig (receptible, receptive), absorptionsfähig (absorbable). (various references) | |
Greek | απορροφητικόσ (absorbent, absorbing, bibulous, suction). (various references) | |
Hebrew | בר ספי'", ספי' (absorbable, absorbent). (various references) | |
Hungarian | felszívó (absorbent, absorbing, bibulous). (various references) | |
Indonesian | bersifat menyerap. (various references) | |
Italian | assorbente (absorbant, absorbent, absorbent substance, absorber, absorbing, adsorbent, adsorbents). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | absorptiveay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | absortivo. (various references) | |
Romanian | absorbant (absorbent, absorbing, engrossing). (various references) | |
Russian | впитывающий (absorbing, sorbing). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | koji usisava, koji guta. (various references) | |
Spanish | absorbente (absorbant, absorbent, absorbent substance, absorber, absorbing, bibulous, engrossing). (various references) | |
Swedish | absorptionsljuddämpare (absorption muffler, absorptive silencer, dissipative absorber, dissipative attenuator), absorptionskapacitet (absorbance, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorptionsförmåga (absorbance, absorption capacity, absorptive capacity, absorptive power, absorptivity), absorptionsdämpare (absorption muffler, absorptive silencer, dissipative absorber, dissipative attenuator), absorberande golvbeläggning (absorptive flooring), absorberande glasfibermatta (absorptive glass mat), absorberande förmåga (absorptive power, absorptivity), syraneutraliserande förmåga (proton absorptive capacity, proton uptake capacity), SNF (proton absorptive capacity, proton uptake capacity), resistiv dämpare (absorptive attenuator, resistive attenuator), ljudskärm (acoustic baffle, baffle, functional absorber, pendant absorptive panel), infiltrationsutlopp (absorptive outlet), baffel (acoustic baffle, baffle, functional absorber, pendant absorptive panel). (various references) | |
Turkish | emici (absorbent, absorbing, adsorbent, bibulous, sucking), emen (sucking). (various references) | |
Ukranian | убирний, абсорбційний, поглинальний (absorbing). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | hút thu. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "absorptive": nonabsorptive. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "absorptive" (pronounced 'Ab*sorp"tive'): Abjunctive, Abstractive, Accretive, Active, Adductive, Adscriptive, Affective, Afflictive, Appetitive, Arbustive, Architective, Assumptive, Astrictive, Astructive, Attentive, Benedictive, Calefactive, Chylifactive, Circumscriptive, Circumspective, Coactive, Collative, Completive, Compunctive, Conceptive, Concretive, Conglutinative, Conjunctive, Contortive, Convective, Costive, Creative, Deceptive, Decretive, Defunctive, Depletive, Descriptive, Diffractive, Discerptive, Discretive, Distinctive, Distractive, Eductive, Elative, Electro-motive, Emotive, Ententive, Excalfactive, Excerptive, Excrementive, Excretive, Exfoliative, Factive, festive, fictive, Flative, Fotive, furtive, Hastive, Humective, Imperceptive, inactive, inattentive, Indescriptive, Indictive, Indistinctive, Indutive, Innative, Inscriptive, instinctive, Insusceptive, Intellective, Intempestive, Intentive, Interstinctive, Introductive, introspective, Irreceptive, irrespective, Irretentive, irruptive, Jurisdictive, Magnetomotive, Miscreative, Native, Obstupefactive, Olfactive, Omnispective, Ortive, Ostentive, Pedomotive, Pendentive, Perceptive, Petrifactive, Plaintive, Poultive, Practive, Preceptive, Preemptive, Prescriptive, Presumptive, Productive, Promotive, Proscriptive, Putrefactive, Radio-active, receptive, redemptive, reductive, Repletive, reproductive, Rescriptive, respective, Resumptive, retrospective, Satisfactive, Sative, seductive, Self-active, self-destructive, stative, Stupefactive, Subreptive, Subscriptive, Subsultive, Subsumptive, subtractive, Susceptive, Tempestive, Tortive, Traductive, Transcriptive, Transumptive, Unattentive, Undistinctive, Vindictive, Votive. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-o-p-r-s-t-v" | |
-1 letter: probative. | |
-2 letters: abortive, obviates, overpast, overtips, privates, probates, sorptive, sportive, travoise, vaporise, viatores, vibrates, vibratos, votaries. | |
-3 letters: airpost, atopies, baiters, baptise, barites, boaster, boaters, borates, bravest, bravoes, esparto, isobare, obverts, obviate, opiates, orbiest, ovaries, overapt, overtip, parties, parvise, pastier, paviors, paviser, piaster, piastre, pirates, private, privets, probate, probits, prostie, proteas, rebaits, rebatos, reposit, riposte, ropiest, saprobe, seaport, soapier, sorbate, spaviet, terbias, traipse, travois, vastier, veritas, viators, vibrate, vibrato. | |
-4 letters: aborts, aboves, airest, aivers, aorist, ariose, aristo, aspire, averts, avoset, baiter, barest, barite, baster, bestir, bevors, biotas, bister, bistre, bistro, biters, boarts, boater, boites, borate, braise, braves, bravos, breast, esprit, isobar, oaters, obvert, operas, opiate, orates, orbits, pareos, paries, parvis, parvos, paster, pastie, pastor, paters, patios, patois, pavers, pavior, pavise, petsai, pietas, pirate, pivots, poiser, poster, potsie, praise, prates, presto, priest, privet, probes, probit, prosit, protea, protei, proves, rabies, rapist, ratios, rebait, rebato, rebops, repast, repots, respot, ribose, ripest, ripost, rivets, sapote, satire, satori, savior, soaper, sobeit, sopite, sorbet, sortie, soviet, spavie, spirea, sprite, starve, stiver, stoper, stover, striae, stripe, strive, strobe, strove, tabers, tabors, tapers, tapirs, terais, terbia, tobies, topers, tories, trapes, traves, tribes, triose, tripes, tripos, tropes, troves, vapors, varies, vaster, verist, viator, vipers, vireos, voters. | |
-5 letters: abets, abort, above, abris, airts, aiver, apers, aport, apres, apter, arise, arose, arvos, asper, aster, astir, atrip, avers, avert, aviso, baits, bares, baser, baste, bates, bears, beast, beats, besot, betas, bevor, biers, biota, birse, biter, bites, boars, boart, boast, boats, boite, boras, bores, borts, botas, braes, brats, brave, bravi, bravo, bries, brios, brits, brose, estop, iotas, irate, oater, oaves, obias, obits, opera, orate, orbit, osier, ostia, ovate, overs, overt, pairs, paise, pareo, pares, paris, parse, parts, parve, parvo, paseo, paste, pater, pates, patio, paver, paves, pavis, pears, peart, peats, peris, pesto, piers, pieta, piste, pitas, pivot, poets, poise, pores, ports, poser, posit, praos, prase, prate, prats, presa, prest, pries, prise, proas, probe, prose, prost, prove, psoae, psoai, raise, rapes, rates, ratio, ratos, raves, reaps, rebop, repos, repot, retia, ribes, riots, ripes, rites, rives, rivet, roast, robes, ropes, roset, rotas, rotes, rotis, roves, saber, sabir, sabot, sabre, sapor, saver, savor, sepia, septa, serai, servo, sitar, siver, soave, sober, spait, spare, spate, spear, speir, spier, spire, spirt, spite, spore, sport, sprat, sprit, stair, stare, stave, stipe, stirp, stoae, stoai, stope, store, stove, strap, strep, stria, strip, strop, taber, tabes, tabor, taper, tapes, tapir, tapis, tares, taros, tarps, tarsi, tears, tepas, terai, tiers, tires, tiros, toeas, toper, topes, topis, toras. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-o-p-r-s-t-v" | |
+3 letters: nonabsorptive. | |
+4 letters: absorptivities. | |
+5 letters: improvabilities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 73 6F 72 70 74 69 76 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... ... --- .-. .--. - .. ...- . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01110011 01101111 01110010 01110000 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b s o r p t i v e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 0073 006F 0072 0070 0074 0069 0076 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35688581848286758871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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