sorbent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sorbent
Example Sentences
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When a water-absorbing material, or "sorbent," sits on top of the device, it sends out ultrasound waves tuned to break the bonds holding water molecules in place.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025
The air passes over a special solid sorbent filter that traps the carbon dioxide.
From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2021
Climeworks also intends to derive savings from improvements to crucial materials, like the sorbent that catches the CO₂.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2019
One particularly attractive possibility that has been proposed involves using an “exchange resin” sorbent which binds CO when dry and releases it when wet.
From Slate • May 13, 2013
“I han’t got time to attend to thy mopseys now, what with all this sorbent washing.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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