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Adjective: absorbable  ub'zor-bu-b(u)l
  1. Capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface
    "They are testing the cosmetic outcomes of absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures in paediatric facial lacerations"

See also: absorb

Antonym: adsorbable

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