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
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
Next, the CO has to be extracted from the sorbent and sequestered, presumably by pumping it deep underground at relatively high concentration or by binding it to minerals—a bit like how we handle nuclear waste.
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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