The Collaborative International Dictionary
Resorbent
Resorbent \Re*sorb"ent\ (-ent), a. [L. resorbens, p. pr. of
resorbere.]
Swallowing up.
--Wodhull.
Wiktionary
resorbent
a. swallow up
Usage examples of "resorbent".
Alkali, salt, potassium carbonate, And our burnt matters, and coagulate, Clay mixed with horses' or men's hair, and oil Of tartar, alum, glass, yeast, wort, argoil, Realgar, and our matters absorbent, And with them, too, our matters resorbent, And how we practised silver citrination And our cementing and our fermentation, Our moulds and testers, aye, and many more.