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  • verb Present participle of sorb.
  • noun absorption or adsorption

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Examples

  • "Beautiful play!" the Citizen said as they bounced together on the turf, their light armor ab - sorbing most of the shock of impact.

    Blue Adept Anthony, Piers 1981

  • She said nothing at first, for she liked to hear him laugh out his big, hearty laugh when anything funny happened, so she left him to discover it for himself, and presently forgot all about it, for to hear a German read Schiller is rather an ab - sorbing occupation.

    Little Women 1921

  • Jeanine Dilley, who came into the 911 District four years ago as the district's director, has become the district's lightning rod, ab-sorbing a lot of flak.

    unknown title 2009

  • She had an opportunity to go sky diving, sorbing (rolling down a hill inside a huge rubber ball), scuba diving and caving.

    Fremont Tribune News Articles 2009

  • However, for consistency with models derived for weaker sorbing cations, a 2-site DLM with a variable charge and a permanent charge site was also developed.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2008

  • In cases when elastic fluids arc produced in contact with sub - stances which aflbrd peculiar vapours, such as volatile oils, alcohol, ether, Sec.; these vapours should be separated either by agitating the gasses in water, or solutions of substances which arc capable of ab - sorbing them, such as solution of potassa, &c. and the aqueous vapour separated afterwards by the means alx) ve mentioned.

    Elements of Chemical Philosophy: Part 1, Vol.1 Humphry Davy, Sir Humphry Davy 1812

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