| ABSORBENT | • absorbent adj. Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. • absorbent n. Anything which absorbs. • absorbent n. (Physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on… |
| ABSORBENTS | • absorbents n. Plural of absorbent. • ABSORBENT n. an absorbent substance, also ABSORBANT. |
| ADSORBENT | • adsorbent adj. Tending to adsorb. • adsorbent n. The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates. • ADSORBENT n. a substance that adsorbs. |
| ADSORBENTS | • adsorbents n. Plural of adsorbent. • ADSORBENT n. a substance that adsorbs. |
| IMMUNOSORBENT | • immunosorbent n. (Immunology) An antibody that is used to remove a specific antigen from a mixture. • immunosorbent n. (Immunology) An antigen that is used to remove a specific antibody from a mixture. • immunosorbent adj. Relating to the absorption of antibodies by insoluble antigens. |
| IMMUNOSORBENTS | • immunosorbents n. Plural of immunosorbent. • IMMUNOSORBENT n. a substrate consisting of a specific antibody or antigen chemically combined with an insoluble substance, such as cellulose, to selectively remove the corresponding specific antigen or antibody from solution. |
| NONABSORBENT | • nonabsorbent adj. Not absorbent; unable to absorb. • NONABSORBENT adj. not absorbent. |
| RESORBENT | • resorbent adj. Swallowing up. • RESORBENT adj. absorbing again. |
| SORBENT | • sorbent n. (Sciences) A substance that can enable sorption. • SORBENT n. a substance that sorbs. |
| SORBENTS | • sorbents n. Plural of sorbent. • SORBENT n. a substance that sorbs. |
| SUPERABSORBENT | • superabsorbent adj. Having the ability to absorb a great amount of fluid relative to its own mass. • superabsorbent n. Any superabsorbent substance. • SUPERABSORBENT n. an exceptionally absorbent substance. |
| SUPERABSORBENTS | • superabsorbents n. Plural of superabsorbent. • SUPERABSORBENT n. an exceptionally absorbent substance. |
| UNABSORBENT | • unabsorbent adj. Not absorbent. • UNABSORBENT adj. not absorbent. |