adsorbent
/ (ədˈsɔːbənt, -ˈzɔː-) /
capable of adsorption
a material, such as activated charcoal, on which adsorption can occur
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How to use adsorbent in a sentence
The reason it works is that coconut charcoal is in adsorbent.
Kieselguhr is a very powerful adsorbent, and only a little will do much good; it is, however, hardly sufficient alone.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettAsbestos is also a good adsorbent, and its long fibres make it much less liable to non-operating "channels" and "bursts."
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettThis adsorption, which is after all only an equilibrium, is reduced by introducing another very strong adsorbent.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettIt thus acts as bleach, as neutralizing agent, and as precipitant, and the precipitate itself is a strong adsorbent.
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