Able to be absorbed or soaked up; capable of being taken in by a material or organism.
From 'absorb' (Latin absorbere, 'to swallow up') + '-able' (capable of being). The term became widely used in medical and scientific contexts as materials science developed.
Surgeons use 'absorbable' stitches that dissolve in your body—instead of needing removal, your body literally consumes them! It's biomaterial engineering in action.
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