adsorb

[ ad-sawrb, -zawrb ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, Physical Chemistry.

to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
Charcoal will adsorb gases.

adsorb

/ ədˈsɔːb; -ˈzɔːb /

to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a substance, usually a gas, accumulates on the surface of a solid forming a thin film, often only one molecule thick Compare absorb
oxygen adsorbs on tungsten
to adsorb hydrogen on nickel

Origin of adsorb¹

First recorded in 1880–85; ad- + (ab)sorb

Origin of adsorb¹

C19: ad- + -sorb as in absorb

Silica gel packets tucked into pockets and between layers of fabrics can adsorb water before anything is ruined.

Try using a slew of silica gel packets to adsorb the water out of the electronic to bring it back from a watery grave.

You don’t want to get bleach in your food, but the gelatin could adsorb bleach and release it when it touches your food.

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