[{"word":"absorbents","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Anything which absorbs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(pluralized) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/absorbent","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/absorbents"]}]