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ADSORBENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
Synonyms:
adsorbent; adsorbent material
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adsorbent" is a kind of...):
sorbent; sorbent material (a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption)
Derivation:
adsorb (accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface)
adsorbent (having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
Synonyms:
adsorbent; adsorptive; surface-assimilative
Classified under:
Similar:
chemisorptive; chemosorptive (having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces)
Antonym:
nonadsorbent (lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface)
Derivation:
adsorb (accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface)
adsorbent (a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance)
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