sorption

[ sawrp-shuhn ]

nounChemistry.
  1. the state or process of being sorbed.

Origin of sorption

1
1905–10; extracted from absorption, adsorption, etc.

Other words from sorption

  • sorptive, adjective

Words Nearby sorption

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British Dictionary definitions for sorption

sorption

/ (ˈsɔːpʃən) /


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

Origin of sorption

1
C20: back formation from absorption, adsorption

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Scientific definitions for sorption

sorption

[ sôrpshən ]


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

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