adsorbverb [ T ]
uk/ædˈzɔːb/us/ædˈzɔːb/specializedto cause a substance, usually a gas, to form a very thin layer on the surface of another substance
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- advection
- alpha decay
- biogeochemical
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- sop
- suction
- the carbon cycle
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adsorbent
adjective uk/ædˈzɔː.bənt/us/ædˈzɔː.bənt/
adsorption
noun [ U ] uk/ædˈzɔːpʃən/us/ædˈzɔːpʃən/
Examples from literature
- Sometimes poultices cause a tumor or deposit to be expelled through the skin rather than being adsorbed, all with rather spectacular pus and gore.