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/ab sawr'beuh fay"sheuhnt, -zawr'-/, adj.causing absorption.[1870-75; ABSORB + -e- (as in LIQUEFY, LIQUEFACTION) + -FACIENT]
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absorbefacient
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absorbefacient — adj. 1. 1 inducing or promoting absorption Syn: sorbefacient [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
absorbefacient — 1. Causing absorption. 2. Any substance possessing such quality. [L. ab sorbeo, to suck in, + facio, to make] * * * ab·sor·be·fa·cient əb .sȯr bə fā shənt, .zȯr adj causing or promoting absorption absorbefacient n an agent causing or promoting… … Medical dictionary
absorbefacient — adj. causing absorptionÉ™b sÉ”rbÉ™ feɪʃənt /É™b sÉ”Ë bÉ™ … English contemporary dictionary
absorbefacient — ab·sor·be·fa·cient … English syllables
absorbefacient — /əbsɔbəˈfeɪʃənt/ (say uhbsawbuh fayshuhnt), / zɔb / (say zawb ) adjective 1. causing absorption. –noun 2. a drug or other substance which causes absorption. {Latin absorbē(re) absorb + facient} …
absorbefacient — adjective inducing or promoting absorption • Syn: ↑sorbefacient • Similar to: ↑absorbent, ↑absorptive … Useful english dictionary
sorbefacient — 1. Causing absorption. 2. An agent that causes or facilitates absorption. [L. sorbeo, to suck up, + facio, to make] * * * sor·be·fa·cient (sor″bə faґshənt) [sorb + facient] absorbefacient … Medical dictionary
-facient — a suffix forming adjectives meaning that makes or causes (something) and nouns meaning one that makes or causes (something) , as in absorbefacient (noun and adjective). {Latin faciens, present participle, doing, making} …
absorptive — adjective having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (Freq. 1) as absorbent as a sponge • Syn: ↑absorbent • Ant: ↑nonabsorbent (for: ↑absorbent) … Useful english dictionary
-facient — comb. form forming adjectives and nouns indicating an action or state produced (abortifacient). Etymology: from or after L faciens entis part. of facere make * * * |fāshənt adjective combining form Etymology: Latin facient , faciens, present… … Useful english dictionary
