Absorbent a. : Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

Absorbent n. : Anything which absorbs.

Absorbent n. : Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.

Absorbent n. : The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

Example:
What are the softest and most Absorbent towels to buy?

Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
Manufactures and markets waste fiber-based products for consumer, agricultural, and industrial markets.