adj
Meaning 1
Not absorptive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nonabsorptive
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adjective
Meaning 2
not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonabsorbent
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English -tive English absorptive English nonabsorptive From non- + absorptive.