Hyphenation of absorptive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word absorptive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ab-sorp-tive

Definitions of absorptive:

1.	Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) As absorbent as a sponge

Synonyms of absorptive:

adj	absorbent, absorbefacient, sorbefacient, assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory, spongy, spongelike, thirsty, hygroscopic

Last hyphenations of this language

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