adsorbent vs surface-assimilative

adsorbent is a noun but surface-assimilative is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adsorbent	Yes	Yes	No	No
surface-assimilative	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, adsorbent and surface-assimilative are synonyms defined as:

adsorbent and surface-assimilative: having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

Other synonyms of adsorbent include adsorptive.

adsorbent (noun)	surface-assimilative (noun)
a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance

adsorbent (adjective)	surface-assimilative (adjective)
having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface	having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface