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ad⋅sorb

  [ad-sawrb, -zawrb]
Use adsorbent in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
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
ad⋅sorp⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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ad·sor·bent   (ād-sôr'bənt, -zôr'-)   
adj.  Capable of adsorption.
n.  An adsorptive material, such as activated charcoal.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·sorb
Pronunciation: ad-'so(&)rb, -'zo(&)rb
Function: transitive verb
: to take up and hold by adsorption adsorbintransitive senses
: to become adsorbed —ad·sorb·abil·i·ty /-"sor-b&-'bil-&t-E, -"zor-/ noun plural -ties
—ad·sorb·able /-'sor-b&-b&l, -'zor-/ adjective

Main Entry: 1ad·sor·bent
Pronunciation: -b&nt
Function: adjective
: having the capacity or tendency to adsorb

Main Entry: 2adsorbent
Function: noun
: a usually solid substance that adsorbs another substance
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Medical Dictionary

adsorb ad·sorb (ād-sôrb', -zôrb')
v. ad·sorbed, ad·sorb·ing, ad·sorbs
To take up by adsorption.

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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