sorbefacient — adj. & n. Med. adj. causing absorption. n. a sorbefacient drug etc. Etymology: L sorbere suck in + FACIENT … Useful english dictionary
sorbefacient — sor·be·fa·cient (sôr bə fāʹshənt) adj. Promoting absorption. Used of a medicine or an agent. sor be·faʹcient n. * * * … Universalium
sorbefacient — 1. Causing absorption. 2. An agent that causes or facilitates absorption. [L. sorbeo, to suck up, + facio, to make] * * * sor·be·fa·cient (sor″bə faґshənt) [sorb + facient] absorbefacient … Medical dictionary
sorbefacient — sor·be·fa·cient || ‚sÉ”rbɪ feɪʃənt /‚sÉ”Ë n. substance that promotes absorption adj. promoting absorption … English contemporary dictionary
sorbefacient — sor·be·fa·cient … English syllables
sorbefacient — a.,n. (substance) promoting absorption … Dictionary of difficult words
absorbefacient — adj. 1. 1 inducing or promoting absorption Syn: sorbefacient [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
absorbent — adj porous, spongy, spongiose, Rare. spongious, permeable, pervious; retentive, absorptive, Physical Chem. adsorbent; thirsty, bibbing, bibulous, imbibitory; recipient, receptive, assimilative, digestive; soaking, blotting, sponging, absorbing,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
bibulous — adj 1. alcoholic, dypsomaniacal, bib acious, inebrious, crapulous, given or addicted to drink, Sl. on the sauce, Sl. on the bottle, Sl. on the booze, Sl. under the influence; drunken, sottish, besotted, awash, Literary. in one s cups, Inf. boozy … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
absorbefacient — adjective inducing or promoting absorption • Syn: ↑sorbefacient • Similar to: ↑absorbent, ↑absorptive … Useful english dictionary