Definition of Sorbent

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

Exact synonyms: Sorbent Material
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Specialized synonyms: Absorbent, Absorbent Material, Adsorbent, Adsorbent Material
Derivative terms: Sorb

Definition of Sorbent

1. n. An absorbent.

Definition of Sorbent

1. Noun. (science) A substance that can enable sorption. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sorbent

1. a substance that sorbs [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorbent

sorb-apple
sorb-apples
sorb apple
sorb apple tree
sorb apples
sorbabilities
sorbability
sorbable
sorbaria
sorbarias
sorbate
sorbates
sorbed
sorbefacient
sorbefacients
sorbent (current term)
sorbent material
sorbents
sorbet
sorbetlike
sorbets
sorbic
sorbic acid
sorbile
sorbin
sorbing
sorbinil
sorbinose
sorbitan
sorbitans

Literary usage of Sorbent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"APPENDIX: PREPARATION OF COATED sorbent. Add 25 g of sorbent to a 250-mL ... Add mL acetone, swirl, and allow sorbent to settle. Decant the acetone. ..."

2. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"The furnace sorbent injection process sprays a calcium- based sorbent ... The heat decomposes the sorbent into lime which captures the SO2 and forms calcium ..."

3. Proceedings of the Workshop on Long-lived Radionuclide Chemistry in Nuclear by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (1998)
"A total of ~23 Ci of 137Cs was loaded onto 38 L of sorbent. The sorbent from this run was shipped to the Savannah River Site for use in a vitrification ..."

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