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sorbefacient

/ ˌsɔːbɪˈfeɪʃənt /

adjective

  1. inducing absorption
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a sorbefacient drug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sorbefacient1

C19: from Latin sorbē ( re ) to absorb + -facient
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Example Sentences

Sorbefacient, sor-be-fā′shent, adj. producing absorption.—n. a medicine which produces absorption.—n.

Associated word: sorbefacient. absquatulate, v.

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