Meanings
adjectiveadsorbent (comparative more adsorbent, superlative most adsorbent)
comparative more adsorbent · superlative most adsorbent
- Tending to adsorb.
nounadsorbent (plural adsorbents)
plural adsorbents
- The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivehaving capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
Similar
Opposite
nouna material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
Similar
adsorbent material
Broader
sorbentsorbent material
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian адсорбе́нт
- адсорбе́нт (adsorbént)substance on which the adsorbate accumulates
Finnish adsorbentti
- adsorbenttisubstance on which the adsorbate accumulates
French adsorbant
- adsorbantsubstance on which the adsorbate accumulates
Indonesian absorben
- absorbensubstance on which the adsorbate accumulates
Polish adsorbent
- adsorbentsubstance on which the adsorbate accumulates
Portuguese adsorvente
- adsorventesubstance on which the adsorbate accumulates
Cite this entry
APA
adsorbent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adsorbent
MLA
“adsorbent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adsorbent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adsorbent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adsorbent.
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