Meanings
adjectivesorbefacient (comparative more sorbefacient, superlative most sorbefacient)
comparative more sorbefacient · superlative most sorbefacient
nounsorbefacient (plural sorbefacients)
plural sorbefacients
- datedA medicine or substance that produces absorption.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveinducing or promoting absorption
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsorbere“to suck in, absorb”
- Englishsorbefacient
From Latin sorbere (“to suck in, absorb”) + faciens, p.pr. of facere (“to make”).
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APA
sorbefacient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbefacient
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“sorbefacient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbefacient. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorbefacient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorbefacient.
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