assimilatory

1. 1.

   capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution

   “an assimilative substance”

   Synonymsassimilatingassimilative

   Similarabsorbent

Questions about assimilatory

What does assimilatory mean?

assimilatory means "capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution".

How many syllables are in assimilatory?

assimilatory has 6 syllables: as-si-mi-la-to-ry. The stress falls on "la".

What is another word for assimilatory?

Close synonyms include assimilating, assimilative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.