2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

adsorbent

adjective: having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: {adsorptive}, {surface-assimilative}] [ant: {nonadsorbent}]

noun: a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance [syn: {adsorbent material}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "adsorbent": absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorption, assimilation, assimilative, bibulous, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemisorptive, chemosorption, chemosorptive, digestion, digestive, endosmosis, endosmotic, engrossment, exosmosis, exosmotic, imbibitory, infiltration, osmosis, osmotic, percolation, resorbent, seepage, soaking, sorbent, sorption, sponge, spongeous, sponging, spongy, thirsty

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