sorption

[sawrp-shuhn]

noun

Chemistry.

1. the state or process of being sorbed.

sorption

/ ˈsɔːpʃən /

noun

1. the process in which one substance takes up or holds another; adsorption or absorption

sorption

1. The taking up and holding of one substance by another. Sorption includes the processes of absorption and adsorption.

Other Word Forms

• sorptive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorption¹

1905–10; extracted from absorption, adsorption ( def. ), etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorption¹

C20: back formation from _absorption , _adsorption

Example Sentences

Full details of synthesis, crystallization and sublimation methods, solvent exchange protocols, X-ray structure determination, and gas sorption analysis are given in Supplementary Information.

From Nature

It is possible to make the foam in a variety of sizes, geometries and densities making it suitable for various sorption processes.

From Scientific American

The root-hairs are filled with a dilute solution of various substances, as yet poorly understood, which plays an important tent part in the ab sorption of water and plant-food from the soil.

From Project Gutenberg