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Verb: sorb  sorb
  1. (chemistry) take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
    - take up
Noun: sorb  sorb
  1. Acid gritty-textured fruit
    - sorb apple

Derived forms: sorbs, sorbed, sorbing

Type of: change state, edible fruit, turn

Part of: service tree, sorb apple, sorb apple tree, Sorbus domestica

Encyclopedia: Sorb