Is there a difference between draining, absorbing, and nullifying elemental damage in Final Fantasy 7?

In the original Final Fantasy 7, different equipment uses different terminology when describing protection against certain elemental attacks.

Aurora Armlet says “drains cold attacks”.

Ice Ring says “nullifies cold attacks”.

I see several sources that list some of these effects as “absorbs” cold attacks, but I can’t be sure it’s ever actually used in the game. Are these just translation quirks where it is inconsistent in what word to use? Or is there some different meaning in terms of game mechanics?

Based on descriptions of how elemental materia works when put on your armor, I would expect “absorbs” to be used if that element actually heals you, and “nullifies” to be used if that element just does 0 damage to you instead. But I’m unsure if any armor or accessory works this way, or if you can only get healed through the elemental materia.

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Can you get more than 2 Elemental Materia?

How Many Elemental Materia Are There? So far, we've been able to confirm only two Elemental Materia in the game. You cannot gain multiple of this Materia by replaying the game. Elemental is a very important and powerful Materia, so it seems there will only be a limited number available.

What does elemental do in ff7?

Elemental Materia add a type of damage \u2014 Fire, Ice, Lightning, or Wind \u2014 to your basic attack or a resistance to a type of damage to your armor.

Does Magic up Materia affect Elemental Materia?

Elemental materia affects all character abilities, enemy skills, attacks, and limit breaks, but does not have any effect on magic spells.

Does Elemental Materia work with poison?

The Poison Materia can be paired with either the Elemental or the Added Effect Support Materia.

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