Absorbent

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts9 letters

Definition of Absorbent

Adjective

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill."

Noun

Anything which absorbs.
The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.

Anagrams of Absorbent

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "absorbent":

8-LETTER WORDS

baronets baseborn

7-LETTER WORDS

atoners banters barbets baronet boaster boaters boranes borates nabbers rabbets rebatos reboant santero senator sorbate+3 more

6-LETTER WORDS

abbots aborts absent absorb antres arseno astern atoner atones banter barbes barbet barest barons baster+15 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "absorbent" and rearranging:

+ibarbitones trebbianos

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Rhyming Words

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