adsorb
verbUK /ədˈzɔːb/
Etymology From French adsorber, from Latin ad- (“to”) + sorbeō (“suck in”).
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Physical To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.
- The gas was purified by adsorbing the impurities onto active carbon.
- Derived terms
- adlayer, adsorbable, adsorbate, adsorbed, adsorber, adsorption, bioadsorb, chemisorb, chemosorb, coadsorb, deadsorb, immunoadsorbed, nonadsorbed, nonadsorbing, preadsorb, preadsorbed, readsorb, unadsorbed
- Related terms
- absorb