SORBENT MATERIAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sorbent material mean? 

• SORBENT MATERIAL (noun)
  The noun SORBENT MATERIAL has 1 sense:

1. a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption

  Familiarity information: SORBENT MATERIAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SORBENT MATERIAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sorbent; sorbent material

Hypernyms ("sorbent material" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sorbent material"):

absorbent; absorbent material (a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance)

adsorbent; adsorbent material (a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance)