absorbent

Example Sentences

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Walk around it, and the shifting, light-reflective and -absorbent white forms create an uncanny illusion of the pillar in jumpy, unstable motion.

From Los Angeles Times

Wet weather will also threaten areas near wildfire burn scars, which are subject to debris flows and flash floods because burned soil is less absorbent.

From Los Angeles Times

This high-tech litter box lets you go weeks without scooping, cleaning or refilling your kitty’s little box with a super absorbent and dehydrating crystal litter.

From Fox News

Dry with an absorbent cloth or air-dry, if instructions recommend it.

From Washington Post

“The only thing to be concerned about is grout can be more absorbent, so keep the width to a minimum and be consistent with applying sealer twice a year,” Cutler says.

From Washington Post