Absorbent and Sorbent

Absorbent noun - A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance.

Sorbent and absorbent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sorbent" instead a noun "Absorbent".

Nearby Words: absorb, absorbed, absorbing, absorber

Sorbent noun - A material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption.

Absorbent and sorbent are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Absorbent" with "Sorbent", this nouns are similar.