sorbent
noun
sor·bent ˈsȯr-bənt 
: a substance that sorbs
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Because the system does not use high temperatures to remove CO2 from air, each module is expected to use nearly 70% less energy than liquid sorbent DAC systems. 
Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 The water-intensive sorbent will need 10 tons of water to produce 1 ton of carbon dioxide. Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2022 The fans need electricity, of course, but the bulk of the power goes to heating up the carbon to liberate it from the sorbent. Vince Beiser, Wired, 28 Dec. 2021 Another direct air capture system, employing a solid sorbent, uses somewhat less energy, but companies have struggled to scale it up beyond pilots. June Sekera, The Conversation, 23 Nov. 2021 With the help of helicopters guiding response vessels, crews are using current busters, oil skimmers and barrier, and sorbent boom to collect the oil. Camille Furst And Alaa Elassar, CNN, 1 Aug. 2021 However, the main weakness of sorbent booms is that they can only be used once. Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2017 See More
Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 The water-intensive sorbent will need 10 tons of water to produce 1 ton of carbon dioxide. Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2022 The fans need electricity, of course, but the bulk of the power goes to heating up the carbon to liberate it from the sorbent. Vince Beiser, Wired, 28 Dec. 2021 Another direct air capture system, employing a solid sorbent, uses somewhat less energy, but companies have struggled to scale it up beyond pilots. June Sekera, The Conversation, 23 Nov. 2021 With the help of helicopters guiding response vessels, crews are using current busters, oil skimmers and barrier, and sorbent boom to collect the oil. Camille Furst And Alaa Elassar, CNN, 1 Aug. 2021 However, the main weakness of sorbent booms is that they can only be used once. Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin sorbent-, sorbens, present participle of sorbēre to suck up — more at absorb
First Known Use
circa 1856, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sorbent
noun
sor·bent ˈsȯr-bənt
: a substance that sorbs
- lactic
- lactic acid
- lactic acid bacterium
- lactic bacterium
- lactic casein
- lactic fermentation
- lacticcer
- lacticcest
- lacticer
- lacticest
- lactide
- lactiferous
- lactiferousnesses
- lactific
- lactifical
- lactify
- lactitol
- lactivorous
- lacto-
- lacto-ovo vegetarian
- lacto-vegetarian
- lactobacillaceaes
- lactobacilli
- lactobacillus
- Lactobacteriaceae