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sorbent

DEFINITIONS OF: sorbent

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n a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption

Synonyms:
sorbent material
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absorbent, absorbent material
a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
adsorbent, adsorbent material
a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
sponge
a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
absorber
(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
absorbent cotton
cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
Type of:
material, stuff
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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