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Adsorber vs Adsorbent - What's the difference?

adsorber | adsorbent |

As nouns the difference between adsorber and adsorbent

is that adsorber is something which adsorbs, especially a solid material, such as activated carbon, that has a high surface area and is used to capture a gas or liquid while adsorbent is the solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.

As an adjective adsorbent is

tending to adsorb.

adsorber

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something which adsorbs, especially a solid material, such as activated carbon, that has a high surface area and is used to capture a gas or liquid

    • See also

    * absorber

    Anagrams

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    adsorbent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to adsorb.

    • Antonyms

    * nonadsorbent

    Noun

    (wikipedia adsorbent) (en noun)
  • The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.