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resorbable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɹɪˈzɔː(ɹ)bəbəl/

Etymology

From resorb + -able.

Meanings

  1. Able to be resorbed.
    • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads. 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:

Forms

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more resorbable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most resorbable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

bioresorbable · nonresorbable · resorbability

Translations (1)

fr résorbable (Translations)