absorbatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish absorber (“to absorb”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abs̺orbatu/, [aβ̞.s̺o̞r.β̞a.t̪u]

Verb

absorbatu du (present participle absorbatzen, future participle absorbatuko, short form absorba, verbal noun absorbatze)

  1. (physics, chemistry) to absorb
    Synonym: xurgatu

Derived terms
  • absorbatzaile (“absorbent”)
  • absortzio (“absorption”)
  • absortziometria (“absorptiometry”)
  • absortziometro (“absorptiometer”)

Further reading
  • "absorbatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
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