sorption

[sawrp-shuhn]

sorp·tion

[sawrp-shuhn]
noun Chemistry.
the state or process of being sorbed.

Origin:
1905–10; extracted from absorption, adsorption, etc.

sorp·tive, adjective
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Sorption is always a great word to know.
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a vessel, commonly a glass bulb with a long neck bent downward, used for distilling or decomposing substances by heat
rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and light, or a chemical combination attended by production of heat and light
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sorption (ˈsɔːpʃən)
 
n
the process in which one substance takes up or holds another; adsorption or absorption
 
[C20: back formation from absorption, adsorption]

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Medical Dictionary

sorption sorp·tion (sôrp'shən)
n.
Adsorption or absorption.

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sorption   (sôrp'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The taking up and holding of one substance by another. Sorption includes the processes of absorption and adsorption.
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