ALL meanings of absorbable
ab·sorb
A a - noun absorbable Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up. 1
- verb with object absorbable to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water. 1
- verb with object absorbable to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate: The empire absorbed many small nations. 1
- verb with object absorbable to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly: so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell. 1
- verb with object absorbable to occupy or fill: This job absorbs all of my time. 1
- verb with object absorbable to take up or receive by chemical or molecular action: Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide. 1
- verb with object absorbable to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection: to absorb sound and light; to absorb shock. 1
- verb with object absorbable to take in and utilize: The market absorbed all the computers we could build. Can your brain absorb all this information? 1
- verb with object absorbable to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.): The company will absorb all the research costs. 1
- verb with object absorbable Archaic. to swallow up. 1