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adsorb
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb adsorb has 1 sense
- adsorb(v = verb.contact) Array - accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface; Array is one way to sorb, take up
Derived forms adjective adsorbable1, noun adsorbent1, adjective adsorbent1, noun adsorption1, adjective adsorptive1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
adsorb, v. t.
to attract and bind (molecules of a substance in a fluid) so as to form a thin layer on the surface, by non-electrostatic forces; to bind by adsorption. Distinguished from absorb , in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adsorb, v.tr. (usu. of a solid) hold (molecules of a gas or liquid or solute) to its surface, causing a thin film to form.
Derivative
adsorbable adj. adsorbent adj. & n. adsorption n. (also adsorbtion).
Etymology
AD-, after ABSORB
THESAURUS
adsorb
absorb, assimilate, blot, blot up, chemisorb, chemosorb, digest, drink, drink in, drink up, engross, filter in, imbibe, infiltrate, osmose, percolate in, seep in, slurp up, soak in, soak up, sorb, sponge, swill up, take in, take up
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