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Definition of Sorbent
1. Noun. A material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption.
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Specialized synonyms: Absorbent, Absorbent Material, Adsorbent, Adsorbent Material
Derivative terms: Sorb
Definition of Sorbent
1. n. An absorbent.
Definition of Sorbent
1. Noun. (science) A substance that can enable sorption. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sorbent
1. a substance that sorbs [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorbent
Literary usage of Sorbent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"APPENDIX: PREPARATION OF COATED sorbent. Add 25 g of sorbent to a 250-mL ...
Add mL acetone, swirl, and allow sorbent to settle. Decant the acetone. ..."
2. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"The furnace sorbent injection process sprays a calcium- based sorbent ... The heat
decomposes the sorbent into lime which captures the SO2 and forms calcium ..."
3. Proceedings of the Workshop on Long-lived Radionuclide Chemistry in Nuclear by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (1998)
"A total of ~23 Ci of 137Cs was loaded onto 38 L of sorbent. The sorbent from this
run was shipped to the Savannah River Site for use in a vitrification ..."
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