Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index A Cite absorptive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ab•sorp•tive Pronunciation: (ab-sôrp'tiv, -zôrp'-), [key] — adj. able or tending to absorb; absorbent. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: absorptive (Thesaurus) absorption spectrum absorptivity TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. April 2021 Current Events: US News The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa The Implied Powers of Congress Noble Titles and Ranks in a Monarchy Keeping Your Brain Active in a COVID-19 World Quetzalcoatl: Aztec Myths and Myths About the Aztecs Related Content Daily Word Quiz: erpsichore Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language