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Definitions for Adsorb
[1] to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer: Charcoal will adsorb gases.
[2] 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 absorb (def. 8)
Words nearby Adsorb
adscititious, adscript, adscription, adsl, adson's test, adsorb, adsorbate, adsorbent, adsorption, adsorption theory of narcosis, adst. feb.
Origin of Adsorb
First recorded in 1880–85; ad- + (ab)sorb
Words that may be confused with Adsorb
Other words from Adsorb
ad·sorb·a·ble , adjective
ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty , noun
ad·sorb·ent , adjective, noun
ad·sorp·tion [ad-sawrp -shuh n, -zawrp -] /ædˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/ , noun
ad·sorp·tive , adjective
ad·sorp·tive·ly , adverb
Word origin for Adsorb
C19: ad- + -sorb as in absorb