resorbable

See also: résorbable

English

Etymology

From resorb +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈzɔː(ɹ)bəbəl/

Adjective

resorbable (comparative more resorbable, superlative most resorbable)

1. Able to be resorbed.
   • 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:

     Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

Derived terms

• bioresorbable
• nonresorbable

Anagrams

• belaborers