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absorptive

/æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
ab-sorp-tive
IPA
/æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.

noun

Any substance that absorbs.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō 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 Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English -tive English absorptive From absorb + -tive.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

more absorptive (comparative) most absorptive (superlative) absorptives (plural)

Derived Forms

absorptively absorptiveness absorptivity hyperabsorptive immunoabsorptive isoabsorptive malabsorptive nonabsorptive postabsorptive preabsorptive reabsorptive

Synonyms

absorbent

Questions

How do you pronounce absorptive?
The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/.
What does absorptive mean?
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
Where does absorptive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō 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 Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English -tive English absorptive From absorb + -tive.

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