sorption

[ sawrp-shuh n ]
/ ˈsɔrp ʃən /

noun Chemistry.

the state or process of being sorbed.

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Origin of sorption

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sorption

sorp·tive, adjective

Words nearby sorption

sororicide, sorority, sorority house, sorosilicate, sorosis, sorption, sorrel, sorrel salt, sorrel tree, sorrentino, sorrento
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British Dictionary definitions for sorptive

sorption
/ (ˈsɔːpʃən) /

noun

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

Word Origin for sorption

C20: back formation from absorption, adsorption
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Medical definitions for sorptive

sorption
[ sôrp′shən ]

n.

Adsorption or absorption.
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Scientific definitions for sorptive

sorption
[ sôrp′shən ]

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