sorbable


sorb 1

S0567800 (sôrb)tr.v. sorbed, sorb·ing, sorbs To take up and hold, as by absorption or adsorption.
[Back-formation from absorb and adsorb.]
sorb′a·bil′i·ty n.sorb′a·ble adj.sorb′ent adj. & n.

sorb 2

S0567800 (sôrb)n.1. Any of several Eurasian trees of the genus Sorbus of the rose family, especially a service tree.2. The fruit of any of these plants.
[French sorbe, sorb fruit, from Old French sourbe, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, from Latin sorbum.]

Sorb

S0567800 (sôrb)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.]

sorbable

(ˈsɔːbəbəl) adjable to absorb