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Example sentences for: absorbent

How can you use “absorbent” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

What makes "sanitary wiping paper" (to use the wonderful cadences of marketing-speak) stretchy and absorbent is a process called "creping": A metal blade removes the paper as it dries from the steel cylinder on which it was formed, lowering the paper's density.
Maize seeds (FRB-73) were germinated for 3 days on trays on absorbent paper wetted with 0.1 mM CaSO 4 at 28°C in a humidified incubator.
D iapers: Diaper bags are a good place to start, since they are unnecessary: A $20 knapsack and a $2 dry-down--an absorbent, washable pad--are perfectly sufficient substitutes.
However, it is not always necessary if urine flow is minimal and can be managed with absorbent pads or surfaces.
About 80 percent of late-term abortions are done by D and E. A couple of days ahead, small, absorbent rods are put in the pregnant woman's cervical opening to expand it gradually.