adsorbent

Noun	1.	adsorbent - a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance adsorbent material sorbent, sorbent material - a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
Adj.	1.	adsorbent - having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface adsorptive, surface-assimilative nonadsorbent, nonadsorptive - lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

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