unabsorbedadj.
/ˌʌnəbˈzɔːbd/, /ˌʌnəbˈsɔːbd/, U.S. /ˌənəbˈzɔrbd/, /ˌənəbˈsɔrbd/ (un- prefix1 2.)
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > not assimilated or absorbed
unassimilated1749
unabsorbed1768
1768 Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 99 I think we may fairly conclude that this unabsorbed part was intirely common air.
1791 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 370 Being then taken out, and the unabsorbed water hastily wiped from their surface, they were again weighed.
1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) ix. 305 Where the waves pursue their way unabsorbed no motion of heat is imparted.
1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 July 5/2 Within ten years the list of unabsorbed country banks will probably be a short one.
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