desorptionn.
/diːˈsɔːpʃən/ The liberation of a substance from the surface upon which it is adsorbed or from the liquid in which it is dissolved.
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desorption1924
1924 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 106 68 The desorption of a fresh film of carbon monoxide from tungsten.
1937 Nature 17 July 108/1 It seems possible that the existence of a sharp transition temperature may be associated with the desorption of gas from a film originally formed under poor vacuum conditions.
1955 R. E. Treybal Mass-transfer Operations i. 3 If air is brought into contact with an ammonia-water solution, some of the ammonia leaves the liquid and enters the gas phase, an operation known as desorption or stripping.
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