adsorbent 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
'%3e%3cpath%20d='M0,0%20v30%20h60%20v-30%20z'%20fill='%23012169'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M0,0%20L60,30%20M60,0%20L0,30'%20stroke='%23fff'%20stroke-width='6'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M0,0%20L60,30%20M60,0%20L0,30'%20clip-path='url(%23t)'%20stroke='%23C8102E'%20stroke-width='4'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M30,0%20v30%20M0,15%20h60'%20stroke='%23fff'%20stroke-width='10'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M30,0%20v30%20M0,15%20h60'%20stroke='%23C8102E'%20stroke-width='6'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
EnglishDefinition
a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
Synonyms
- adsorbent material 1
a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
Hypernym
sorbent 1
noun
a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
EnglishDerivationally related form
adsorbent 1
adjective
having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
adsorb 1
verb
accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
Hyponym
a material with pores of uniform size used as an adsorbent for gases and liquids.
