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adsorbate |
adsorbed |
adsorbent |
adsorbent material |
adsorbing |
adsorption
| adsorptive
| adstrict
| adstrictory
| adstringent
| adsuki bean
adsorption
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun adsorption has 1 sense
- adsorption(n = noun.process) surface assimilation - the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid; Array has particulars: chemisorption, chemosorption
is a kind of sorption
Derived form verb adsorb1
CIDE DICTIONARY
adsorption, n.
the process by which molecules of a substance form a thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from absorption , in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
adsorption
absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorbent, assimilation, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemosorption, digestion, endosmosis, engrossment, exosmosis, infiltration, osmosis, percolation, seepage, sorption, sponge, sponging
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