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non-absorbent en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + absorbent.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of nonabsorbent.
    • The inside lining at the sides and ends is composed of ⅜ in. thick resin bonded plywood faced on one side with 16-gauge light alloy, which is non-absorbent and easy to keep clean. 1950 September, “Fish Vans for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 583: