adsorbent /ad·sor·bent/ (ad-sor´bent)
adsorbent
adsorbent (adsor´b
nt),
1. pertaining to or characterized by adsorption.
2. a substance that attracts other materials or particles to its surface by adsorption.
ad·sor·bent ( d-zôr b nt)adj. Capable of adsorption. n. 1. An adsorptive substance. 2. A pharmacological substance capable of attaching other substances to its surface without any chemical action. 3. An antigen or antibody used in immune adsorption. |
adsorbent
[adsôr′bənt]
a substance, such as activated charcoal, that takes up another by the process of adsorption, as by the attachment of one substance to the surface of the other.
adsorbent (adsor´b
nt),adj a substance that adsorbs, such as activated charcoal and clay.
adsorbent
1. pertaining to or characterized by adsorption.
2. a substance that attracts other materials or particles to its surface.
gastrointestinal adsorbent
a substance, usually a powder, administered to adsorb gases, toxins and bacteria in the stomach and intestines. Examples include activated charcoal and kaolin.
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