The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Med.) 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. AS [ 1913 Webster ]
3.pl. (Physiol.) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants. AS [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. absorbens, p. pr. of absorbere. ] Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive. [ 1913 Webster ]
Absorbent ground (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ゆもじ;いもじ, yumoji ; imoji](n) (1) (See 腰巻き) woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); (2) (See 湯帷子) single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)[Add to Longdo]