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sorp⋅tion

  [sawrp-shuhn]
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–noun Chemistry.
the state or process of being sorbed.
Origin:
1905–10; extracted from absorption, adsorption, etc.

Related forms:
sorptive, adjective
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sorp·tion   (sôrp'shən)   
n.  

  1. The process of sorbing.

  2. The state of being sorbed.


[Back-formation from absorption and adsorption.]
sorp'tive adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sorp·tion
Pronunciation: 'sorp-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process of sorbing : the state of being sorbed sorption of the components of a mixture>
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Medical Dictionary

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

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Science Dictionary
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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