tr.v. sorbed, sorb·ing, sorbs To take up and hold, as by absorption or adsorption. sorb′a·bili·ty n. sorba·ble adj. sorbent adj. & n. |
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n. A member of a Slavic people inhabiting the region of Lusatia in eastern Germany and southwest Poland. [German Sorbe, perhaps variant of Serbe, Serb, from Serbian Srb, Serb.] |
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