absorptiv

absorpsjon +‎ -iv, first part from Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”), from absorbeō (“absorb”). Last part from French -if, from Latin -ivus and Latin -ivum.

• IPA^(key): /absɔrpˈtiːʋ/, /apsɔrpˈtiːʋ/
• Rhymes: -iːʋ
• Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧tiv

absorptiv (neuter singular absorptivt, definite singular and plural absorptive, comparative mer absorptiv, superlative mest absorptiv)

1. (physics, biology) absorbent or absorptive (having the ability or tendency to absorb)
   • 2010 September 19, ledelse20.no:

     etter hvert får man et internt språk som gjør at man mister evnen til å forstå hva som foregår på utsiden av korridorene: man får redusert absorptiv kapasitet

     eventually you get an internal language that makes you lose the ability to understand what is going on outside the corridors: you get reduced absorptive capacity

   cellers absorptive evner

   cells' absorptive abilities

   absorptiv kapasitet ― absorptive capacity (ability to acquire new knowledge, and put it into action)

• absorberende

• “absorptiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absorptiv” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).