Definition of "sorbent" []

• A substance that can enable sorption. (noun)

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• "Mark Salt, a BP spokesman based in Houston, Texas, said the company is using something called sorbent boom, which is made of materials that attract oil, but repel water."
• "Each will earn at least $1,200 (£875) a day - the amount depending on the size of their boat - to lay down and collect "sorbent" booms that will soak up oil on the water."
• "The researchers also added a special 'sorbent' material to trap all the carbon dioxide produced, leaving them with pure hydrogen gas."