Synonyms: assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory
Definition: capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
Usage: an assimilative substance
Similar words: absorbent, absorptive
Definition: having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
Usage: as absorbent as a sponge
Synonyms: assimilative
Definition: capable of mentally absorbing
Usage: assimilative processes, assimilative capacity of the human mind
Similar words: receptive, open
Definition: ready or willing to receive favorably
Usage: receptive to the proposals