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Absorbent material   /əbzˈɔrbənt mətˈɪriəl/   Listen
Absorbent material

noun
1.
A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance.  Synonym: absorbent.





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... difficulty is removed by first filling the cylinder or tank with some porous material, such as asbestos, wood charcoal, infusorial earth, etc. Asbestos is used in practice and by a system of packing and supporting the absorbent material no space is left for the free gas, even when the ...
— Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting • Harold P. Manly


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