physisorbv.
/ˈfɪzᵻsɔːb/, U.S. /ˈfɪzəˌsɔrb/ Chemistry.
transitive. To collect by physisorption. Also intransitive.
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physisorb1959
1959 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 63 518 The second isotherm gives the amount of CO physisorbed.
1967 Surface Sci. 6 2 A substance with a vapor pressure of 1 × 10−2 Torr or more will not physisorb on graphite in quantities approaching a monolayer if its ambient pressure over the graphite is 1 × 10−4 Torr or less.
1999 Chem. & Industry (Nexis) 20 Sept. 702 Activated carbons are relatively ineffective at physisorbing gases, so a chemisorption process must be used in the filter to trap and/or destroy them.
2001 Solid State Technol. (Nexis) 44 125 One set is used when the amount of adsorbed moisture exceeds a monolayer and the water is physisorbed on top of other layers of water.
Derivatives
ˈphysisorbing adj.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of, exhibiting, or causing adsorption > involved in collection by physisorption
physisorbed1959
physisorbing1967
1967 Surface Sci. 6 1 It has been argued that due to the weakness of physisorbing forces, the electron beam of the instrument would disturb the molecules significantly.
1996 Langmuir 12 4588/2 (caption) Density profile and steady state velocity profiles for a fluid oligomer lubricant confined between weakly (εw = 1) and strongly (εw = 2) physisorbing surfaces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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