absorbatu

Basque

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

1. (physics, chemistry) to absorb

   Synonym: xurgatu

Derived terms

• absorbatzaile (“absorbent”)

Related terms

• absortzio (“absorption”)
• absortziometria (“absorptiometry”)
• absortziometro (“absorptiometer”)

Further reading

• “absorbatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]