/ Dictionary / Index A absorptive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ab•sorp•tive Pronunciation: (ab-sôrp'tiv, -zôrp'-), [key] — adj. able or tending to absorb; absorbent. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: absorptive (Thesaurus) absorption spectrum absorptivity Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language