adsorbent

About 0.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Tending to adsorb.
2. noun The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.

Similar words

adsorptive chemisorptive adsorbent material chemosorptive surface-assimilative absorber absorbent absorbative adsorbable absorbant

Often followed by

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Word family

adsorbents