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adsorbent

 
Dictionary: ad·sor·bent   (ăd-sôr'bənt, -zôr'-) pronunciation
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adj.
Capable of adsorption.

n.
An adsorptive material, such as activated charcoal.


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Chemistry Dictionary: adsorbent
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A substance on the surface of which a substance is adsorbed.


Dental Dictionary: adsorbent
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A substance that adsorbs, such as activated charcoal and clay

Architecture: adsorbent
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A material (such as activated charcoal) which has the ability to extract certain substances from gases, liquids, or solids by causing the substances to adhere to its internal surface without changing the adsorbent physically or chemically.

Veterinary Dictionary: adsorbent
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1. pertaining to or characterized by adsorption.
2. a substance that attracts other materials or particles to its surface.

  • gastrointestinal a. — a substance, usually a powder, administered to adsorb gases, toxins and bacteria in the stomach and intestines. Examples include activated charcoal and kaolin.
 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Chemistry Dictionary. A Dictionary of Chemistry. Sixth Edition. Copyright © Market House Books Ltd, 2008. All rights reserved.  Read more
Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Architecture. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more