Definitions of sorbent
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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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synonyms:
sorbent material
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absorbent, absorbent material
a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
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adsorbent, adsorbent material
a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
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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
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absorber
(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
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absorbent cotton
cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
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