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sorb¹

(sôrb)

tr.v. sorbed, sorb·ing, sorbs

To take up and hold, as by absorption or adsorption.

[Back-formation from absorb and adsorb.]

sorb′a·bil′i·ty n.

sorb′a·ble adj.

sorb′ent adj. & n.

sorb²

(sôrb)

1. Any of several Eurasian trees of the genus Sorbus of the rose family, especially a service tree.

2. The fruit of any of these plants.

[French sorbe, sorb fruit, from Old French sourbe, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, from Latin sorbum.]

Sorb

(sôrb)

A member of a Slavic people inhabiting the region of Lusatia in eastern Germany and southwest Poland.

[German Sorbe, perhaps variant of Serbe, Serb, from Serbian Srb, Serb.]

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sorbent

(ˈsɔːbənt) chem

(Chemistry) a material which collects molecules by sorption

adj

(Chemistry) relating to a material which collects molecules by sorption

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sor•bent

(ˈsɔr bənt)

n.

a surface that sorbs.

[1905–10]

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

sorbent material

material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

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

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