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Sorbent

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Noun

1. 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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sorbent

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noun
1. 
a material which collects molecules by sorption
adjective
2. 
relating to a material which collects molecules by sorption

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Sorbent

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noun
any substance or process that adsorbs, absorbs, or desorbs

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sorbent

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tr.v. sorbed, sorb·ing, sorbs
To take up and hold, as by absorption or adsorption.

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