English Explanatory Dictionary

adsorb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.

Pronunciation

/ədˈzɔːb/ /ədˈsɔːb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adsorb.wav

Word forms

adsorb adsorbs adsorbing adsorbed

Etymology

From French adsorber, from Latin ad- (“to”) + sorbeō (“suck in”).

Related words

absorb

Derived words

adlayer adsorbable adsorbate adsorbed adsorber adsorption bioadsorb chemisorb chemosorb coadsorb deadsorb immunoadsorbed nonadsorbed nonadsorbing preadsorb preadsorbed readsorb unadsorbed
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