non-absorbent
adjective
(alsononabsorbent)uk/ˌnɒn.əbˈzɔː.bənt/us/ˌnɑːn.əbˈzɔːr.bənt/A non-absorbentmaterialdoes notabsorbliquidthroughitssurface:
Theplayareahaswaterproof, non-absorbentsurfacesthat can bewipedclean.
It won'tstainand is non-absorbent.
- Use non-absorbenthigh-techclothing, such asnylonorpolyester.
- Theglovesare made fromsiliconewhich is non-porous and non-absorbent so it won'tstainoncontactwithfood.
- Polythene andpolyethyleneboardsarevirtuallynon-absorbent andhygienicsince most aredishwashersafe.
- However, the region'ssoilis a nonabsorbentclay.
Physics: the state of matter
- absorbency
- absorption
- acidic
- allotropic
- compressible
- concentration
- e-liquid
- fluid
- gaseous
- impermeable
- metallic
- neutral
- permeable
- pressurized
- slurry
- superabsorbent
- superwave
- unabsorbent
- unset
- viscosity