Noun

• S: (n) adsorbent, adsorbent material (a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) sorbent, sorbent material (a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption)
• S: (n) absorbent material, absorbent (a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance)
• S: (n) adsorbent, adsorbent material (a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance)
• derivationally related form

Adjective

• S: (adj) adsorbent, adsorptive, surface-assimilative (having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface)