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adsorbent

DEFINITIONS OF: adsorbent

1

adj having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

Synonyms:
adsorptive, surface-assimilative
chemisorptive, chemosorptive
having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces
Antonyms:
nonadsorbent, nonadsorptive
lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

n a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance

Synonyms:
adsorbent material
Type of:
sorbent, sorbent material
a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
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