absorptive
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The financial bottleneck has a different clearance condition: bond markets that remain open and absorptive as hyperscaler debt issuance continues to scale.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Insoluble fibers, since they lack that absorptive effect, may cause separation when added to a cup of coffee or settle at the bottom of the mug.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
There are two types of aerosols: reflective and absorptive.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
“But fungi are unique in that they use an absorptive mode of nutrition.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
They possess, it would appear, photospheres radiating all kinds of light, and differ from each other mainly in the varying qualities of their absorptive atmospheres.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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