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sorbate

sorbate

9.9
A substance that moves into or sticks to another material
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔrˌbeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sorbato
  • The sorbate was detected in the porous host after the absorption experiment.

Examples

  • When carbon dioxide acts as a sorbate, it can be trapped by activated carbon filters.

  • Researchers examined how the temperature affected the rate of sorbate uptake in the material.

  • The sorbate is effective in preserving freshness.

  • Many sorbates are used in the food industry.

  • The sorbate was detected in the porous material after the absorption experiment.

  • Researchers examined how the concentration of sorbate affected the adsorption rate in different materials.

  • During the experiment, the sorbate was absorbed by the activated carbon effectively.

Surface Forms

sorbate singular
sorbates plural

Morphology

sorbate = sorb (semi-transparent) = sorb + ate

Formed by the productive combination of the root 'sorb' and the suffix '-ate', but the root and the technical noun sense are specialized vocabulary not known to average learners.

Etymology

The word sorbate comes from the root sorb- which means 'to suck in' or 'to take up', the same idea you see in absorb. So a sorbate is a substance that has been taken into or onto another material.