Noun: adsorbent ud'zor-bunt or ad'sor-bunt
- A material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
"Activated charcoal is a powerful adsorbent used in water filtration";
- adsorbent material
- Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
"The adsorbent properties of activated charcoal make it useful for filtering water";
- adsorptive, surface-assimilative
Derived forms: adsorbents
See also: chemisorptive, chemosorptive
Type of: sorbent, sorbent material
Antonym: nonadsorbent
Encyclopedia: Adsorbent