sorbefacient
sorbefacient · sorbefacients
A medicine or substance that produces absorptionA medicine or substance that produces absorption.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)A medicine or substance that produces absorption.
Origin
From Latin sorbere (“to suck in, absorb”) + faciens, p.pr. of facere (“to make”).From Latin sorbere (“to suck in, absorb”) + faciens, p.pr. of facere (“to make”).
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Forms
plural: sorbefacients| Singular | sorbefacient |
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See also
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