plural of absorbent paper

Cotton which has had its fatty matter removed to become capable of absorbing liquids; cotton wool.

A soft paper especially made for the absorbing of liquids.

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp any sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy; usually consists of a combination of a spring and a dashpot.

(painting) A ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper or watercolours, by which the oil is absorbed and a brilliancy is imparted to the colours.

plural of absorbent ground

To become preoccupied by (some topic or activity).

An interpretation of electrodynamics derived from the assumption that the solutions of the electromagnetic field equations must be invariant under time-reversal transformation, as are the field equations themselves.

glass (having a high lead content) that resists the penetration of X-rays and gamma rays

plural of X-ray absorbing glass