Sorbefacient

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sorbefacient \Sor`be*fa"cient\, a. [L. sorbere to suck in,
     absorb + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)
     Producing absorption. -- n. A medicine or substance which
     produces absorption.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sorbefacient
       adj : inducing or promoting absorption [syn: {absorbefacient}]