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Showing words for ADSORB using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Adsorb

abords, adsorb, bardos, boards, broads, dobras

5 Letter Words for Adsorb

abord, bardo, bards, board, boars, boras, bords, brads, broad, brods, darbs, doabs, dobra, dorab, dorsa, drabs, roads, sarod, sorda

4 Letter Words for Adsorb

abor, abos, ador, ados, arbs, ards, asor, bads, bard, bars, boar, boas, bods, bora, bord, bors, brad, bras, brod, bros, dabs, darb, doab, dobs, dora, dors, dosa, drab, oars, obas, odas, orad, oras, orbs, ords, osar, rads, raob, road, robs, rods, rosa, sado, sadr, sard, soar, soba, soda, sora, sorb, sord

3 Letter Words for Adsorb

abd, abo, abr, abs, ado, ads, aob, aor, arb, ard, ars, asb, bad, bar, bas, bds, boa, bod, bor, bos, bra, bro, dab, dao, dar, das, doa, dob, dor, dos, dso, dsr, oad, oar, oas, oba, obs, oda, ods, ora, orb, ord, ors, rab, rad, ras, rob, rod, ros, sab, sad, sao, sar, sob, sod

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

absorb, 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