absorbable
English
editEtymology
editFrom absorb + -able. First attested in the late 18th century.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editabsorbable (comparative more absorbable, superlative most absorbable)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcapable of being absorbed
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Noun
editabsorbable (plural absorbables)
- A material that can be absorbed.
- 204, C. D. Johnson, I. Taylor, Recent Advances in Surgery (volume 27, page 46)
- There is general agreement that nonabsorbable materials are better than absorbables. The most popular materials are polypropylene mesh and PTFE produced as a patch.
- 204, C. D. Johnson, I. Taylor, Recent Advances in Surgery (volume 27, page 46)
References
edit- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbable”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editabsorbable (plural absorbables)
Further reading
edit- “absorbable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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