'Sorbent' definitions:
Definition of 'sorbent'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, sorbent material]
Definition of 'Sorbent'
From: GCIDE
- Sorbent \Sorb"ent\, n. [L. sorbens, p. pr. of sorbere to suck in, to absorb.] An absorbent. [R.] [1913 Webster]