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adsorb
gather a substance on a surface: Charcoal will adsorb gasses.
Not to be confused with:
absorb – assimilate; consume; soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
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ad·sorb
(ăd-zôrb′, -sôrb′)tr.v. ad·sorbed, ad·sorb·ing, ad·sorbs
To take up by adsorption.
[ad- + Latin sorbēre, to suck.]
ad·sorb′a·bil′i·ty n.
ad·sorb′a·ble adj.
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adsorb
(ədˈsɔːb; -ˈzɔːb)vb
(Chemistry) 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. Compare absorb8
[C19: ad- + -sorb as in absorb]
adˈsorbable adj
adˌsorbaˈbility n
adˈsorption n
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ad•sorb
(ædˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb)v.t.
to hold (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer: Charcoal will adsorb gases.
ad•sorb′a•ble, adj.
ad•sorb`a•bil′i•ty, n.
ad•sorb′ent, adj., n.
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adsorb
Past participle: adsorbed
Gerund: adsorbing
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| Verb | 1. |  adsorb - accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surfacechemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
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Translations
adsorboidapidättää
adsorbirati
adsorbere
adsorver
adsorb
vt → adsorbieren
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