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ABSORBEFACIENT

\ɐbsˈɔːbɪfˌe͡ɪʃənt], \ɐbsˈɔːbɪfˌe‍ɪʃənt], \ɐ_b_s_ˈɔː_b_ɪ_f_ˌeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of ABSORBEFACIENT

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inducing or promoting absorption

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

inducing or promoting absorption

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Causing the absorption or drying up (e.g. of a tumour); agent that does this. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

Causing absorption. Drying up. An agent or medicine that does this, such as atropin in coryza. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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