adsorbent
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Definition of adsorbent
: a usually solid substance that adsorbs another substance
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Take some regular old acrylic knitting yarn, modify it with a special kind of adsorbent chemical, and wave it around in the ocean. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Attention knitters: Researchers harvest uranium from the sea with a yarn “net”," 18 June 2018 The tricky part is the second step: finding an affordable adsorbent material that will attract uranium in a marine environment and then relinquish it so that it can be processed into nuclear fuel. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Attention knitters: Researchers harvest uranium from the sea with a yarn “net”," 18 June 2018 This minimalist bottle is specially scaled to fit an adsorbent stick of Japanese white charcoal (included with purchase). — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "Naughty or Nice? 20 Chic Beauty Gifts for the Good and Playfully Bad on Your List," 12 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adsorbent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for adsorbent
adsorbent
adjective
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Medical Definition of adsorbent
(Entry 1 of 2)
: having the capacity or tendency to adsorb
adsorbent
nounMedical Definition of adsorbent (Entry 2 of 2)
: a usually solid substance that adsorbs another substance
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