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ASSIMILATORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does assimilatory mean?
• ASSIMILATORY (adjective)
The adjective ASSIMILATORY has 1 sense:
1. capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
Familiarity information: ASSIMILATORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
Synonyms:
assimilating; assimilative; assimilatory
Context example:
an assimilative substance
Similar:
absorbent; absorptive (having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.))
Derivation:
assimilate (take (gas, light or heat) into a solution)
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