sorb

sorb ¹  (sôrb)

tr.v. sorbed, sorb·ing, sorbs

To take up and hold, as by absorption or adsorption.

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[Back-formation from absorb and adsorb.]

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sorba·bili·ty n.

sorba·ble adj.

sorbent adj. & n.

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sorb ²  (sôrb)

n.

1. Any of several Old World trees of the genus Sorbus in the rose family, as the service tree or the rowan.

2. The fruit of any of these plants.

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[French sorbe, sorb fruit, from Old French sourbe, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, from Latin sorbum.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sorb - acid gritty-textured fruit sorb apple edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh service tree, sorb apple, sorb apple tree, Sorbus domestica - medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit
Verb	1.	sorb - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption take up chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb" adsorb - accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface chemisorb - take up a substance by chemisorption