absorbent material a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
absorbate a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed
absorbent having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
absorbed retained without reflection
absorber material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
observed fire fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations
absorbent cotton cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
absurdity the state or quality of being ridiculous
adsorbent material a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
absorptivity (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
absorptive having the power or tendency to soak up something
barbed wire strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
absorptance a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
observatory a building equipped to view astronomical phenomena
absurd inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
adsorbate a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed
perpetuate cause to continue or prevail
absorption factor (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
wastewater water mixed with waste matter
absorbency the property of being absorbent