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sorbefacient
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English
Etymology
From Latin sorbere (“to suck in, absorb”) + faciens, p.pr. of facere (“to make”).
Adjective
sorbefacient (comparative more sorbefacient, superlative most sorbefacient)
- (dated, medicine) Producing absorption.
- sorbefacient effects
Noun
sorbefacient (plural sorbefacients)
- (dated) A medicine or substance that produces absorption.
References
- “sorbefacient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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