adsorbableadj.
/adˈzɔːbəbl/, /ədˈzɔːbəbl/, /adˈsɔːbəbl/, /ədˈsɔːbəbl/, U.S. /ædˈzɔrbəb(ə)l/, /ædˈsɔrbəb(ə)l/ Chemistry.
Of a substance, molecule, etc.: capable of being adsorbed on a surface.
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adsorbable1906
1906 Trans. Amer. Electrochem. Soc. 9 273 The concentration of free adsorbable ions increases.
1924 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 106 57 Gases known from previous experiments not to be adsorbable by tungsten.
1946 A. Nelson Princ. Agric. Bot. ix. 240 If the reaction produces a product less adsorbable than the components, it will be desorbed.
2005 C. Mendelson Laundry i. xii. 177 Although no dioxins form, a small amount of other chemicals, including a very small amount of adsorbable organic halides..are formed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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