absorbent
131environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
132bibulous — SYN: absorbent (1). [L. bibulus, drinking freely, absorbent] * * * bib·u·lous bib yə ləs adj highly absorbent <bibulous paper> * * * bib·u·lous (bibґu ləs) [L. bibulus, from bibere to drink] 1. absorbent or spongy. 2. having the… …
