absorber: Meaning and Definition of

ab•sorb•er

Pronunciation: (ab-sôr'bur, -zôr'-), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that absorbs.
  2. See
  3. a material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs neutrons without reproducing them.
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