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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.
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adsorb (ədˈsɔːb, -ˈzɔːb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| Compare absorb 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: to adsorb hydrogen on nickel; oxygen adsorbs on tungsten | |
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| ad'sorbable | |
| —adj | |
| adsorba'bility | |
| —n | |
| ad'sorption | |
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| adsorb (ədˈsɔːb, -ˈzɔːb) | |
| —vb | |
| Compare absorb 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: to adsorb hydrogen on nickel; oxygen adsorbs on tungsten | |
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| ad'sorbable | |
| —adj | |
| adsorba'bility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
adsorb
1882 (in adsorbing), trans. (intrans. use attested from 1919), back-formation from adsorption (1882), coined in Eng. from ad- + -sorption, abstracted from absorption (see absorb).
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Medical Dictionary
adsorb ad·sorb (ād-sôrb', -zôrb')
v. ad·sorbed, ad·sorb·ing, ad·sorbs
To take up by adsorption.
adsorption ad·sorp·tion (ād-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-)
n.
The property of a solid or liquid to attract and hold to its surface a gas, liquid, solute, or suspension.
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Science Dictionary
adsorption  (ād-sôrp'shən) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) The process by which molecules of a substance, such as a gas or a liquid, collect on the surface of another substance, such as a solid. The molecules are attracted to the surface but do not enter the solid's minute spaces as in absorption. Some drinking water filters consist of carbon cartridges that adsorb contaminants. Compare absorption. |
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