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chemisorb

[ kem-uh-sawrb, -zawrb ]
/ ˈkɛm əˌsɔrb, -ˌzɔrb /

verb (used with object) Chemistry.

to take up by chemisorption.

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Origin of chemisorb

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

Words nearby chemisorb

chemin de fer, chemiosmosis, chemise, chemisette, chemism, chemisorb, chemisorption, chemist, chemistry, chemmy, Chemnitz
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British Dictionary definitions for chemisorb

chemisorb

chemosorb

/ (ˌkɛmɪˈsɔːb) /

verb

(tr) to take up (a substance) by chemisorption
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