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    SORBENT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorptionplay

    Synonyms:

    sorbent; sorbent material

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("sorbent" is a kind of...):

    material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sorbent"):

    absorbent; absorbent material (a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance)

    adsorbent; adsorbent material (a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance)

    Derivation:

    sorb (take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption)

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