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Adsorbent

noun
1.
A material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance.  Synonym: adsorbent material.
adjective
1.
Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface.  Synonyms: adsorptive, surface-assimilative.  Antonym: nonadsorbent.



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"Adsorbent" Quotes from Famous Books



... able to obtain a concentrate vitamine from an extract of alfalfa or autolysed yeast with the aid of a carbon specially activated by McKee of Columbia University for the adsorption of basic substance. This adsorbent has been found quite as effective as the fuller's earth and it is possible to recover the vitamine from the carbon with treatment by acid. Glacial acetic and heat are especially favorable for this process. The study of this concentrate has not, however, ...
— The Vitamine Manual • Walter H. Eddy

... for not slowing us down by arguing and wanting explanations. This stuff is DEKON—short for Decontaminant, Complete; Compound, Adsorbent, and Chelating, Type DCQ-429.' Used soon enough, it takes care of radiation. Rub it in good, all over you—like this." He set the foam-gun down on the floor and went vigorously to work. "Yes, hair, too. Every square millimeter ...
— Subspace Survivors • E. E. Smith



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