adsorption

[ ăd-sôrp′shən ]

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The process by which molecules of a substance, such as a gas or a liquid, collect on the surface of another substance, such as a solid. The molecules are attracted to the surface but do not enter the solid's minute spaces as in absorption. Some drinking water filters consist of carbon cartridges that adsorb contaminants. Compare absorption.

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Words nearby adsorption

adscription, ADSL, adsorb, adsorbate, adsorbent, adsorption, adst. feb., adstratum, adsuki, adsum, ADTS

How to use adsorption in a sentence

Toxins are carried out of the body through a process called adsorption.
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The amount of adsorption depends also upon the exact nature of the sol.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
Like all electrolytes its presence decreases the adsorption of chromic acid.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
This is mainly because it is possible to attain a greater adsorption in a liquor.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett

Adsorption is often deliberately increased by a preparatory adsorption.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
(b) Adsorption out of different liquids, by the same adsorbing body, is different in amount.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Cultural definitions for adsorption

adsorption

The assimilation of a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance by the surface of a solid.