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sorb apple |
sorb apple tree |
sorbate |
sorbed |
sorbefacient |
sorbent
| sorbent material
| sorbet
| sorbian
| sorbic
| sorbic acid
sorbent
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sorbent has 1 sense
- sorbent(n = noun.substance) 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; Array is a kind of material, stuff
has particulars: absorbent, absorbent material, adsorbent, adsorbent material
Derived form verb sorb1
CIDE DICTIONARY
sorbent, n. [L. sorbens, p. pr. of sorbere to suck in, to absorb.].
An absorbent. [1913 Webster]
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