Meaning

1 senses
  1. A substance that can enable sorption.

    Sorptionsmittel

More definitions
  • a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption

Translations

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By meaning 1
substance that can enable sorption:

Forms

plural: sorbents
Singularsorbent
Pluralsorbents

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption:sorbent material

Word family

5 related words

See also

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