Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
sorbefacient is an adjective meaning "inducing or promoting absorption". It carries one recorded sense.
inducing or promoting absorption
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sorbefacient come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.