sorbate

English Thesaurus

1. a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	material, stuff,
definition	:	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	absorbate,
definition	:	a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	adsorbate,
definition	:	a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed (noun.substance)