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adsorb
[ ad-sawrb, -zawrb ]
/ ædˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /
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verb (used with object) Physical Chemistry.
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer: Charcoal will adsorb gases.
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OTHER WORDS FROM adsorb
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adsorb
absorb, adsorbWords nearby adsorb
ADS, adscititious, adscript, adscription, ADSL, adsorb, adsorbate, adsorbent, adsorption, adst. feb., adstratum
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How to use adsorb in a sentence
Try using a slew of silica gel packets to adsorb the water out of the electronic to bring it back from a watery grave.
You don’t want to get bleach in your food, but the gelatin could adsorb bleach and release it when it touches your food.
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British Dictionary definitions for adsorb
adsorb
/ (ədˈsɔːb, -ˈzɔːb) /
verb
to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a substance, usually a gas, accumulates on the surface of a solid forming a thin film, often only one molecule thickto adsorb hydrogen on nickel; oxygen adsorbs on tungsten Compare absorb (def. 8)
Derived forms of adsorb
adsorbable, adjectiveadsorbability, nounadsorption, nounWord Origin for adsorb
C19: ad- + -sorb as in absorb
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