Word: absorbent
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
sorb
ent
Definition: The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Morphemes:
Affix: absorbent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: absorbēns
Language: la
Decoded: absorbens
PoS: Participle
Meaning: absorbing, submerging