sorbefacient

English

Etymology

From Latin sorbere (“to suck in, absorb”) + faciens, p.pr. of facere (“to make”).

Adjective

sorbefacient (comparative more sorbefacient, superlative most sorbefacient)

  1. (dated, medicine) Producing absorption.
    sorbefacient effects

Noun

sorbefacient (plural sorbefacients)

  1. (dated) A medicine or substance that produces absorption.

References

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