Definitions of adsorbent
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having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
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synonyms:
adsorptive, surface-assimilative
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chemisorptive, chemosorptive
having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces
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Antonyms:
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nonadsorbent, nonadsorptive
lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
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chemisorptive, chemosorptive
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a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
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synonyms:
adsorbent material
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type of:
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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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sorbent, sorbent material
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