absorbent material

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absorbent material - a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

sorbent, sorbent material - a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption

sponge - a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

absorber - (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

absorbent cotton - cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax

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A grid will contain the absorbent material inside the boxes.

Blackheads Railway Noise - Vanves Malakoff/Clamart - Realization Of Absorbent Noise Barriers - Works Of Art

The researchers have produced a new absorbent material, called a 'metal-organic framework', which has remarkable selectivity for separating CO2 from nitrogen.

New nanomaterial developed for reducing CO2 emissions from coal stations

consists of a layer of highly absorbent material sandwiched between two layers of water proof film.

Humipak keeps instruments moist

Traces of petrol on hard surfaces such as concrete can more easily be detected using the absorbent material than by any other substance, according to a study by forensic scientists at Anglia Ruskin University.

Cat litter 'can detect arson'

The professors' version uses a refashioned metal rod with grooves instead of fiber glass that can collect the absorbent material.

Butler University, Indianapolis--this 155-year-old university recently received the first patent in its history

2 : a piece of springy absorbent material that forms the skeleton of a sponge or is manufactured and that is used for cleaning

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It should be a legal requirement that all lorries used for the movement of animals should be fitted with proper liquid collection turfs containing liquid absorbent material.

Scientist 'warned Blair of risk in UK vaccine production'

Rapra has worked on an absorbent material, while Revertex has developed latex for asphalt applications on road surfaces.

Rapra sponsors latex conference

The fluid had to be covered with sand or another type of absorbent material - which then had to be removed - before traffic could resume, Hahn said.

TRUCK'S HYDRAULIC FLUID SPILL BACKS UP FREEWAY FOR MILES SLIPPERY LIQUID HAD TO BE SOPPED UP, THEN CLEANED UP

To do this, mix trisodium phosphate (or a TSP substitute) with water and an absorbent material to make a smooth paste.

Removing concrete stains: concrete doesn't have to look shabby. We'll show you how to get out three of the toughest stains-oil, paint and rust

The apparatus is roughly 1 meter long and contains a column packed with an absorbent material and so-called scintillation beads.

Nuclear-waste monitoring gets close to the source. (Analytical Chemistry)

A cladding panel system of stainless-steel woven wire cloth backed with absorbent material offers an effective solution to the problem of traffic related noise.