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Sorb S0567800 (sôrb)n. A member of a Slavic people inhabiting the region of Lusatia in eastern Germany and southwest Poland.
[German Sorbe, perhaps variant of Serbe, Serb, from Serbian Srb, Serb.]
sorb 1 S0567800 (sôrb)tr.v. sorbed, sorb·ing, sorbs To take up and hold, as by absorption or adsorption.
[Back-formation from absorb and adsorb.]
sorb′a·bil′i·ty n.sorb′a·ble adj.sorb′ent adj. & n.
sorb 2 S0567800 (sôrb)n.1. Any of several Eurasian trees of the genus Sorbus of the rose family, especially a service tree.2. The fruit of any of these plants.
[French sorbe, sorb fruit, from Old French sourbe, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, from Latin sorbum.]sorb (sɔːb) n1. (Plants) another name for service tree12. (Plants) any of various related trees, esp the mountain ash3. (Plants) Also called: sorb apple the fruit of any of these trees[C16: from Latin sorbus the sorb, service tree] ˈsorbic adj
Sorb (sɔːb) n (Peoples) a member of a Slavonic people living chiefly in the rural areas of E Germany between the upper reaches of the Oder and Elbe rivers (Lusatia). Also called: Wend or Lusatian sorb (sɔrb)
v.t. Chem. to gather on a surface either by absorption, adsorption, or a combination of the two processes. [1905–10; extracted from absorb and adsorb] sorb′a•ble, adj. Sorb (sɔrb)
n. a member of a people who form a Slavic-speaking enclave in E Germany. [1835–45; < German Sorbe « Sorbian serbje, serbjo] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sorb - acid gritty-textured fruitsorb appleedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshservice tree, sorb apple, sorb apple tree, Sorbus domestica - medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit | | Verb | 1. | sorb - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorptiontake upchemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionschange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"adsorb - accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surfacechemisorb - take up a substance by chemisorption |
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sorb [sorb] to attract and retain substances by absorption or adsorption.SORB
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sorb
Related to sorb: sorb appleSynonyms for sorbnoun acid gritty-textured fruitSynonymsRelated Words- edible fruit
- service tree
- sorb apple
- sorb apple tree
- Sorbus domestica
verb take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorptionSynonymsRelated Words- chemical science
- chemistry
- change state
- turn
- absorb
- adsorb
- chemisorb
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