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adsorbing

[ad-sawrb, -zawrb]

ad·sorb

[ad-sawrb, -zawrb]
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.

Origin:
1880–85; ad- + (ab)sorb

ad·sorb·a·ble, adjective
ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ad·sorb·ent, adjective, noun
ad·sorp·tion [ad-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] , noun
ad·sorp·tive, adjective
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ad·sorp·tive·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

absorb, adsorb.
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