adsorb
To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.
Verb
- To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.
- The gas was purified by adsorbing the impurities onto active carbon.
Origin
From French adsorber, from Latin ad- (“to”) + sorbeō (“suck in”).
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adlayer adsorbable adsorbate adsorbed adsorber adsorption bioadsorb chemisorb chemosorb coadsorb deadsorb immunoadsorbed nonadsorbed nonadsorbing preadsorb preadsorbed readsorb unadsorbed