Definition
Capable of absorbing; having the quality or tendency to soak up liquids or other substances.
Etymology
From absorb + -ptive (suffix form of -tive, from Latin -tivus). The -tive suffix creates adjectives meaning 'tending to' or 'capable of' performing an action.
Kelly Says
The absorptive capacity of soil is a critical concept in agriculture and environmental science—different soil types (clay, sand, loam) absorb and hold water very differently, which is why farmers choose crops based on their local soil's absorptive properties.
Translations
CACatalà
absortiu
ab-sor-ti-u
CSČeština
absorpční
ab-sorp-čni
DADansk
absorberende
ab-sor-ber-en-de
DEDeutsch
absorbierend
ab-sor-bee-ernd
ELΕλληνικά
απορροφητικός
a-por-ro-fi-tikos
ESEspañol
absorbible
ab-sor-bi-ble
ETEesti
absorptsiooniline
EUEuskara
absorptsioanala
FISuomi
absorboiva
ab-sor-boi-va
FRFrançais
absorbant
ab-zor-bahnt
HUMagyar
felszívó
felszívó
IDBahasa Indonesia
absorptif
ab-sorp-tif
IGIG
nwere ike ịdị
nwere ike idi
ITItaliano
assorbente
as-sor-ben-te
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
brouch praas
MSBahasa Melayu
penyerapan
pen-ye-ra-pan
NLNederlands
absorberend
ab-sor-ber-end
NONorsk
absorberende
ab-sor-ber-en-de
PLPolski
absorpcyjny
ab-sorp-cyjny
PTPortuguês
absorvente
ab-sor-ven-te
RORomână
absorbent
ab-sor-bent
RUРусский
поглощающий
pogloschayushchiy
SVSvenska
absorberande
ab-sor-ber-an-de
SWKiswahili
kuvuma
ku-vu-ma
UKУкраїнська
поглинаючий
poglinayu-chyy
VITiếng Việt
hấp thụ
hap thu