Adsorbent

[ad-sawrb, -zawrb]

ad·sorb

[ad-sawrb, -zawrb]
verb (used with object) Physical Chemistry.
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer: Charcoal will adsorb gases.

Origin:
1880–85; ad- + (ab)sorb

ad·sorb·a·ble, adjective
ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ad·sorb·ent, adjective, noun
ad·sorp·tion [ad-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] , noun
ad·sorp·tive, adjective
EXPAND
ad·sorp·tive·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

absorb, adsorb.
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adsorbent (ədˈsɔːbənt, -ˈzɔː-)
 
adj
1.  capable of adsorption
 
n
2.  a material, such as activated charcoal, on which adsorption can occur

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adsorbent ad·sor·bent (ād-sôr'bənt, -zôr'-)
adj.
Capable of adsorption. n.

  1. An adsorptive substance.

  2. A pharmacological substance capable of attaching other substances to its surface without any chemical action.

  3. An antigen or antibody used in immune adsorption.

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