sorption

[ sawrp-shuhn ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. the state or process of being sorbed.

sorption

/ ˈsɔːpʃən /

noun

1. the process in which one substance takes up or holds another; adsorption or absorption

sorption

/ sôrp′shən /

1. The taking up and holding of one substance by another. Sorption includes the processes of absorption and adsorption.

Other Words From

• sorptive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorption¹

1905–10; extracted from absorption, adsorption ( def ), etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorption¹

C20: back formation from absorption , adsorption