sorbefacient

adj, noun — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From Latin sorbere (“to suck in, absorb”) + faciens, p.pr. of facere (“to make”).

Medicine, Sciences Dated Producing absorption.

noun

Etymology From Latin sorbere (“to suck in, absorb”) + faciens, p.pr. of facere (“to make”).

Dated A medicine or substance that produces absorption.

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