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absorptive(adjective, soft, dry, liquid, spongy)
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bibulous(adjective, dry, liquid, spongy, porous)
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dry(adjective, liquid)
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thirsty(adjective, liquid)
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spongy(adjective, soft, liquid, springy, porous)
6
assimilative(adjective, dry)
6
penetrable(adjective, liquid, spongy, porous, permeable)
5
absorbent material(noun, expression, idiom)
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permeable(adjective, liquid, spongy, porous)
5
porous(adjective, soft, liquid, spongy, springy)
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absorbefacient
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absorbency
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absorber
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absorbing
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absorption
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adsorbent
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adsorption
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assimilating
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assimilation
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assimilatory
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