adsorbent
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ad·sor·bent
(ăd-zôr′bənt, -sôr′-)adj.
Capable of adsorption.
n.
An adsorptive material, such as activated charcoal.
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adsorbent
(ədˈsɔːbənt; -ˈzɔː-)adj
(Chemistry) capable of adsorption
n
(Chemistry) a material, such as activated charcoal, on which adsorption can occur
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| Noun | 1. | adsorbent - a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance sorbent, 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 |
| Adj. | 1. | adsorbent - having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface nonadsorbent, nonadsorptive - lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface |
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ad·sorb·ent
a. adsorbente.
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adsorbent
adj adsorbenteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.