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chemisorption
[ kem-uh-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp- ]
/ ˌkɛm əˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp- /
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noun Chemistry.
adsorption involving a chemical linkage between the adsorbent and the adsorbate.
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Origin of chemisorption
First recorded in 1930–35; chemi- + (ad)sorption
Words nearby chemisorption
chemiosmosis, chemise, chemisette, chemism, chemisorb, chemisorption, chemist, chemistry, chemmy, Chemnitz, chemo
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British Dictionary definitions for chemisorption
chemisorption
/ (ˌkɛmɪˈsɔːpʃən) /
noun
an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
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