SORBENT

sorbent, sorbent material

(noun) a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sorbent (plural sorbents)

(sciences) A substance that can enable sorption.

Anagrams

• Bertons, Bretons, Robsten

Source: Wiktionary


Sorb"ent, n. Etym: [L. sorbens, p.pr. of sorbere to suck in, to absorb.]

Definition: An absorbent. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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