1. a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption; [syn: sorbent, sorbent material]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sorbent material
n 1: a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the
capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or
adsorption [syn: sorbent, sorbent material]