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English Dictionary: sorbent by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sorbent
n
  1. a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
    Synonym(s): sorbent, sorbent material
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sorbent \Sorb"ent\, n. [L. sorbens, p. pr. of sorbere to suck
      in, to absorb.]
      An absorbent. [R.]
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