resorbable

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English

Etymology

From resorb +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzɔː(ɹ)bəbəl/

Adjective

resorbable (comparative more resorbable, superlative most resorbable)

  1. Able to be resorbed.
    • 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
      Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

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