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English
Etymology
From super- + absorbent.
Pronunciation
Adjective
superabsorbent (comparative more superabsorbent, superlative most superabsorbent)
- Having the ability to absorb a great amount of fluid relative to its own mass.
2000 October 1, Suda Kiatkamjornwong, Wararuk Chomsaksakul, Manit Sonsuk, “Radiation modification of water absorption of cassava starch by acrylic acid/acrylamide”, in Radiation Physics and Chemistry, volume 59, number 4, →DOI, page 423:The water absorbency of the anionically starch-grafted AA/AM absorbent is markedly affected by the pH of the buffer solution at different ionic strengths. The charge of the ionic monomer affects the pH sensitivity of the superabsorbent polymers. An acidic superabsorbent normally ionizes at high pH but unionizes at low pH.
Derived terms
Noun
superabsorbent (plural superabsorbents)
- Any superabsorbent substance.