absorbent

As adjectives the difference between hygroscopic and absorbent

is that hygroscopic is (physics|chemistry) readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere while absorbent is having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive .

As a noun absorbent is

anything which absorbs .

As an acronym dry

is (computing).

As an adjective absorbent is

having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive .

As a noun absorbent is

anything which absorbs .

As nouns the difference between getter and absorbent

is that getter is getter while absorbent is anything which absorbs .

As an adjective absorbent is

having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive .

As nouns the difference between absorbent and null

is that absorbent is anything which absorbs while null is zero, nil; the cardinal number before einn.

As an adjective absorbent

is having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive .

As adjectives the difference between absorbent and undefined

is that absorbent is having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

As a noun absorbent

is anything which absorbs .

As adjectives the difference between absorbent and cotton

is that absorbent is having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive while cotton is made of cotton.

As nouns the difference between absorbent and cotton

is that absorbent is anything which absorbs while cotton is a plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

As a verb cotton is

to get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.

As a proper noun Cotton is

the name of several settlements around the world.

Absorbent is a related term of sievelike.

As adjectives the difference between absorbent and sievelike

is that absorbent is having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive while sievelike is resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass.

As a noun absorbent

is anything which absorbs .

As adjectives the difference between porous and absorbent

is that porous is full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through while absorbent is having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.

As a noun absorbent is

anything which absorbs.

As adjectives the difference between absorbed and absorbent

is that absorbed is fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed while absorbent is having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive .

As a verb absorbed

is (absorb).

As a noun absorbent is

anything which absorbs .

As nouns the difference between absorbance and absorbent

is that absorbance is a logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density while absorbent is anything which absorbs.

As an adjective absorbent is

having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.