absorbent material

Synonyms:

absorbent

Types:

sponge

a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

absorber

(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

absorbent cotton

cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax

Type of:

sorbent, sorbent material

a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption