Synonyms of the word

absorbefacient

• adj. (medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
• n. (medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.

absorbent

• adj. Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
• n. Anything which absorbs.
• n. (physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as…
• n. (medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia,…
• n. (chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.

absorptive

• adj. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe.

sorbefacient

• adj. (medicine) Producing absorption.
• n. A medicine or substance that produces absorption.