absorbate

noun

ab·​sorb·​ate

-bə̇t,

-ˌbāt

plural -s

: an absorbed substance (such as a gas absorbed in a liquid)

Word History

Etymology

absorb + -ate entry 1

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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