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absorbables

absorbables is the plural of absorbable.

Meaning of absorbable

Noun

absorbable (plural absorbables)

  1. A material that can be absorbed.
    • 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)

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Questions about absorbables

What is absorbables the plural of?
Absorbables is the plural of absorbable.

Words near absorbables in the dictionary

  1. absorb
  2. absorb oneself in
  3. absorbabilities
  4. absorbability
  5. absorbable
  6. absorbables
  7. absorbably
  8. absorbance
  9. absorbances
  10. absorbancies
  11. absorbancy

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