sorb

(sôrb)
tr.v., sorbed, sorb·ing, sorbs.
To take up and hold, as by absorption or adsorption.

[Back-formation from ABSORB and ADSORB.]

sorbability sorb'a·bil'i·ty n.
sorbable sorb'a·ble adj.
sorbent sorb'ent adj. & n.

sorb² (sôrb)
n.

1. Any of several Old World trees of the genus Sorbus in the rose family, as the service tree or the rowan.
2. The fruit of any of these plants.

[French sorbe, sorb fruit, from Old French sourbe, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, from Latin sorbum.]

To attract and retain substances by absorption or adsorption.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: acid gritty-textured fruit
  Synonym: sorb apple

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The verb sorb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption; in chemistry
  Synonym: take up

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