chemisorb

[ kem-uh-sawrb, -zawrb ]

verb (used with object)Chemistry.
  1. to take up by chemisorption.

Origin of chemisorb

1
First recorded in 1930–35; chemi- + (ad)sorb

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British Dictionary definitions for chemisorb

chemisorb

chemosorb

/ (ˌkɛmɪˈsɔːb) /


verb
  1. (tr) to take up (a substance) by chemisorption

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