SORBENT as NOUN

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
   
   Synonym(s)
   • sorbent material (what does sorbent material mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) sorbent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • material (what does material mean?)
   • stuff (what does stuff mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • absorbent material (what does absorbent material mean?)
   • absorbent (what does absorbent mean?)
   • adsorbent (what does adsorbent mean?)
   • adsorbent material (what does adsorbent material mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • sorb (what does sorb mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)