English Explanatory Dictionary

adsorption

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-adsorption.wav

Word forms

adsorption adsorptions

Etymology

Borrowed from German Adsorption, from ad- + (Ab)sorption.

Antonyms

desorption

Related words

adsorb adsorbability adsorbable adsorbate adsorbent absorption sorption

Derived words

adparticle adsorptional adsorption calorimetry bioadsorption coadsorption deadsorption hemadsorption hemoadsorption immunoadsorption photoadsorption physisorption postadsorption preadsorption readsorption sodium adsorption ratio
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary