adsorbent

/ ədˈsɔːbənt; -ˈzɔː- /

adjective

1. capable of adsorption

noun

1. a material, such as activated charcoal, on which adsorption can occur

Example Sentences

The reason it works is that coconut charcoal is in adsorbent.

From The Daily Beast

Kieselguhr is a very powerful adsorbent, and only a little will do much good; it is, however, hardly sufficient alone.

From Project Gutenberg

Asbestos is also a good adsorbent, and its long fibres make it much less liable to non-operating "channels" and "bursts."

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This adsorption, which is after all only an equilibrium, is reduced by introducing another very strong adsorbent.

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It thus acts as bleach, as neutralizing agent, and as precipitant, and the precipitate itself is a strong adsorbent.

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