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• sor — ad·dres·sor; ad·pro·mis·sor; ad·ses·sor; ag·gres·sor; ais·sor; an·te·ces·sor; as·cen·sor; as·ses·sor; as·ses·sor·ship; cen·sor·a·ble; cen·sor·ate; cen·sor·ship; com·pres·sor; con·fes·sor; con·sor·tion; con·sor·ti·um; cre·sor·ci·nol; de·fen·sor;… …   English syllables

• bent — ac·cum·bent; bent; col·la·bent; cum·bent; de·cum·bent; in·cum·bent·ly; lam·bent; lam·bent·ly; pre·ter·la·bent; pro·cum·bent; sor·bent; un·bent; ra·dio·al·ler·go·sor·bent; in·cum·bent; re·cum·bent; …   English syllables

• sorbent — sor·bent sȯr bənt n a substance that sorbs * * * sor·bent (sorґbənt) an agent that sorbs; see absorbent and adsorbent …   Medical dictionary

• sorbent — sor·bent …   English syllables

• sorbent — sor•bent [[t]ˈsɔr bənt[/t]] n. chem. a surface that sorbs • Etymology: 1905–10 …   From formal English to slang

• absorbent — 1. Having the power to absorb, soak up, or take into itself a gas, liquid, light rays, or heat. SYN: absorptive, bibulous. 2. Any substance possessing such power. 3. Material (usually …   Medical dictionary

• adsorbent — 1. A substance that adsorbs, i.e., a solid substance endowed with the property of attaching other substances to its surface without any covalent bonding, e.g., activated charcoal. 2. An antigen or antibody used in immune adsorption …   Medical dictionary

• immunosorbent — An antibody (or antigen) used to remove specific antigen (or antibody) from solution or suspension; commonly used with reference to antibody bound to a particulate substance such as a dextran …   Medical dictionary

• immunoadsorbent — im·mu·no·ad·sor·bent ad sȯr bənt, zȯr n IMMUNOSORBENT immunoadsorbent adj * * * im·mu·no·ad·sor·bent (im″u no ad sorґbənt) a preparation of antigen or antibody in an insoluble form used to bind homologous antibody or antigen,… …   Medical dictionary

• radioallergosorbent — ra·dio·al·ler·go·sor·bent ə .lər gō sȯr bənt adj relating to, involving, or being a radioallergosorbent test * * * ra·dio·al·ler·go·sor·bent (ra″de o al″ər go sorґbənt) denoting a radioimmunoassay technique for the… …   Medical dictionary