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sorb

noun

1 sorb

Acid gritty-textured fruit.

synonym: sorb apple.

is a specific kind of: edible fruit.

is a part of: service tree, sorb apple, sorb apple tree, Sorbus domestica.

Dutch: lijsterbes

verb

1 sorb

Take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption.

synonym: take up.

is a specific kind of: change state, turn.

is a broader term that covers: absorb | adsorb | chemisorb.

domain category: chemical science, chemistry.

derivation: sorption | sorbent, sorbent material.

Moby thesaurus: absorb, adsorb, assimilate, blot, blot up, chemisorb, chemosorb, digest, drink, drink in, drink up, engross, filter in, imbibe, infiltrate, osmose, percolate in, seep in, slurp up, soak in ... show more.

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