sorb

Noun
  1. Acid gritty-textured fruit (synset 107786156)
    is a type of: edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
    is a part of: service tree, sorb apple, sorb apple tree, sorbus domestica - medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit
    same as: sorb apple
Verb
  1. Take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption (synset 201543237)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes:
    • absorb - become imbued
    • adsorb - accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
    • chemisorb - take up a substance by chemisorption
    same as: take up

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