Sorbent

2 definitions found

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

  Sorbent \Sorb"ent\, n. [L. sorbens, p. pr. of sorbere to suck
     in, to absorb.]
     An absorbent. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sorbent
       n : a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the
           capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption
           or adsorption [syn: {sorbent material}]