(absorbent paper)

  • 1absorbent paper — noun : a soft unsized paper used for absorbing water or other fluids …

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  • 2paper towel — noun A sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls. Syn: kitchen paper …

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  • 3paper toweling — noun absorbent paper used as toweling • Hypernyms: ↑paper …

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  • 4paper towel — noun a disposable towel made of absorbent paper • Hypernyms: ↑towel …

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  • 5absorbent —  , absorbent ground    A material is absorbent when it can soak up liquids. Towels, rags, and sponges are common examples, often used to blot, clean up, apply and spread colors, etc. An absorbent ground is a ground or coating on a surface that… …

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  • 6paper point — absorbent p …

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  • 7Paper marbling — Book covered in a Shell marbled paper, bound in France around 1825. Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone. The patterns are the result of color floated on either… …

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  • 8absorbent — 1. adjective /əbsˈɔː(r)bənt/ absorbing liquids; swallowing; absorptive. Those paper towels were amazingly absorbent. That was quite a spill. 2. noun /əbsˈɔː(r)bənt/ a) Anything which absorbs …

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  • 9absorbent — ab|sor|bent [əbˈso:bənt, ˈzo: US o:r ] adj material that is absorbent is able to take in liquids easily ▪ absorbent kitchen paper …

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  • 10absorbent — ab|sorb|ent [ əb sɔrbənt, əb zɔrbənt ] adjective an absorbent material can receive or hold a lot of something, especially liquid: Work using absorbent cotton or paper. ╾ ab|sorb|en|cy noun count or uncount …

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