absorbefacient

American

[ab-sawr-buh-fey-shuhnt, -zawr-] / æbˌsɔr bəˈfeɪ ʃənt, -ˌzɔr- /

adjective

causing absorption.

absorbefacient British

/ əbˌsɔːbɪˈfeɪʃənt, -ˌzɔː- /

noun

a medicine or other agent that promotes absorption

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adjective

causing or promoting absorption

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of absorbefacient

1870–75; absorb + -e- (as in liquefy, liquefaction ) + -facient ( def. )

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