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desorption

British  
/ dɪˈsɔːpʃən, -ˈzɔːp- /

noun

  1. the action or process of desorbing

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In addition, the team adopted a prototype with desorption and condensation chambers, configured in parallel.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023

“At the same time, we control the temperature of desorption, so you can still remove the water without a lot of heat.”

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2021

Dr. Jack Hubball, a forensic science examiner at the Connecticut Forensic Lab, successfully isolated both of these chemical compounds using a thermal desorption extraction method.

From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2018

The samples were analysed for adsorption and desorption ranged from 10−7 to 1 of P/P0.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2017

It hired a Canadian company, Nelson Environmental Remediation, to treat the contaminated soil by burning it on site in “thermal desorption units.”

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2014