sorbefacient

2 definitions found

sorbefacient - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sorbefacient \Sor`be*fa"cient\, a. [L. sorbere to suck in,
     absorb + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)
     Producing absorption. -- n. A medicine or substance which
     produces absorption.
     [1913 Webster]

sorbefacient - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sorbefacient
      adj 1: inducing or promoting absorption [syn: absorbefacient,
             sorbefacient]