Synonyms for "adsorbent" (40 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

chemisorptiveabsorbencyabsorbentabsorptionadsorptionassimilation

Noun(1 words)

adsorbent material

Adjective(1 words)

adsorptive

Strong matches (12)

assimilativebibulousblotterblottingblotting paperchemisorptionchemosorptionchemosorptivedigestiondigestiveendosmosisendosmotic

Related words (20)

engrossmentexosmosisexosmoticimbibitoryinfiltrationosmosisosmoticpercolationresorbentseepagesoakingsorbentsorptionspongespongeousspongingspongysurface assimilativethirsty

Adjective(1 words)

surface-assimilative

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

sorbentsorbent material

Antonyms

2 entries

nonadsorbent

derived

5 entries

bioadsorbentcoadsorbenthemoadsorbentimmunoadsorbentnonadsorbent

is a

1 entries

sorbent

related to

6 entries

accumulateadsorbadsorbateadsorptionliquidsolid

similar

3 entries

chemisorptivechemosorptive

Translations

6 translations across 6 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• адсорбе́нт noun (substance on which the adsorbate accumulates)

Finnish

1 entries

• adsorbentti noun (substance on which the adsorbate accumulates)

French

1 entries

• adsorbant noun (substance on which the adsorbate accumulates)

Indonesian

1 entries

• absorben noun (substance on which the adsorbate accumulates)

Polish

1 entries

• adsorbent noun (substance on which the adsorbate accumulates)

Portuguese

1 entries

• adsorvente noun (substance on which the adsorbate accumulates)

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