sorption

American  

[sawrp-shuhn] / ˈsɔrp ʃən /

noun

Chemistry.

1. the state or process of being sorbed.

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sorption British  

/ ˈsɔːpʃən /

noun

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

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sorption Scientific  

/ sôrp′shən /

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

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Other Word Forms

• sorptive adjective

Etymology

Origin of sorption

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

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