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sorb |
sorb apple |
sorb apple tree |
sorbate |
sorbed |
sorbefacient
| sorbent
| sorbent material
| sorbet
| sorbian
| sorbic
sorbefacient
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective sorbefacient has 1 sense
- sorbefacient(s = adj.all) absorbefacient - inducing or promoting absorption; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
sorbefacient, a. [L. sorbere to suck in, absorb + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.].
Producing absorption. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sorbefacient, adj. & n. Med.
--adj. causing absorption.
--n. a sorbefacient drug etc.
--adj. causing absorption.
--n. a sorbefacient drug etc.
Etymology
L sorbere suck in + -FACIENT
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