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sorbent

American  
[sawr-buhnt] / ˈsɔr bənt /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a surface that sorbs.


Etymology

Origin of sorbent

First recorded in 1905–10; sorb 2 + -ent

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In addition to daily water production, sorbent materials that harvest atmosphere water could also play an important role in future applications such as dehumidification, agriculture irrigation, and thermal management for electronic devices.

From Science Daily Dec. 5, 2023

Once there’s lots of CO2 in the sorbent, they use a process that requires temperatures of hundreds and hundreds of degrees to turn it into CO2 that can be stored as a pressurized gas.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2021

The air passes over a special solid sorbent filter that traps the carbon dioxide.

From The Verge Sep. 9, 2021

It could be large grants for research to find better sorbent materials, for instance, which would be similar to government investments that long ago helped nurture the solar- and wind-power industries.

From New York Times Feb. 12, 2019

“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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