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Definition
Material that extracts a fluid (gas or liquid) from a medium or surface on contact, and changes physically or chemically during the process.
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absorbent is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology and Material & Occupational Safety subjects.
absorbent appears in the definitions of the following terms: adsorption and newsprint
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