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Sorbent

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n. A substance that can enable sorption.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An absorbent.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. An absorbent.

n. Imp. Dict.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Word Usage

"Mark Salt, a BP spokesman based in Houston, Texas, said the company is using something called sorbent boom, which is made of materials that attract oil, but repel water."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

stuff material

Hyponym

adsorbent material adsorbent absorbent material absorbent

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

absorbent

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