Word: absorbent
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
sorb
ent
Definition: Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
Morphemes:
Affix: absorbent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: absorbēns
Language: la
Decoded: absorbens
PoS: Participle
Meaning: absorbing, submerging