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Sorbent

An absorbent.

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Absorbent 76% connected

Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sorb 74% connected

The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sorb 74% connected

The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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