Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sorbent

1 sense of sorbent

Sense 1
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)
       => material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread")