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de⋅sorb

  [dee-sawrb, -zawrb]
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–verb (used with object) Physical Chemistry.
to remove an absorbate or adsorbate from (an absorbent or adsorbent).
Origin:
1920–25; de- + -sorb, modeled on absorb

Related forms:
de⋅sorp⋅tion  [dee-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] , noun
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de·sorb   (dē-sôrb', -zôrb')   
tr.v.   de·sorbed, de·sorb·ing, de·sorbs

  1. To release (something) through pores or interstices.

  2. To remove (an absorbed or adsorbed substance) from.


[de- + (ab)sorb or (ad)sorb.]
de·sorp'tion (-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·sorb
Pronunciation: (')dE-'so(&)rb, -'zo(&)rb
Function: transitive verb
: to remove (a sorbed substance) by the reverse ofadsorption or absorption
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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