Meaning of ADSORBENT

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance [adj]  having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
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	Synonyms:		adsorbent material, adsorptive, chemisorptive, chemosorptive, surface-assimilative
	Antonyms:		nonadsorbent, nonadsorptive
	See Also:		sorbent, sorbent material
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