nonabsorbable

nonabsorbable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti
Proto-Italic *sorβeō
Latin sorbeō
Latin absorbeō
Old French assorbir
Middle French absorberder.
English absorb
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English absorbable
English nonabsorbable

    From non- + absorbable.

    Adjective

    nonabsorbable (not comparable)

    1. That is not able to be absorbed; not absorbable

    Noun

    nonabsorbable (plural nonabsorbables)

    1. A material that cannot be absorbed.
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