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adsorb
adsorbgather a substance on a surface: Charcoal will adsorb gasses. Not to be confused with:absorb – assimilate; consume; soak up: A sponge absorbs water.ad·sorb A5104000 (ăd-zôrb′, -sôrb′)tr.v. ad·sorbed, ad·sorb·ing, ad·sorbs To take up by adsorption. [ad- + Latin sorbēre, to suck.] ad·sorb′a·bil′i·ty n.ad·sorb′a·ble adj.adsorb (ədˈsɔːb; -ˈzɔːb) vb (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a substance, usually a gas, accumulates on the surface of a solid forming a thin film, often only one molecule thick: to adsorb hydrogen on nickel; oxygen adsorbs on tungsten. Compare absorb8[C19: ad- + -sorb as in absorb] adˈsorbable adj adˌsorbaˈbility n adˈsorption nad•sorb (ædˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb) v.t. to hold (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer: Charcoal will adsorb gases. [1880–85; ad- + (ab) sorb] ad•sorb′a•ble, adj. ad•sorb`a•bil′i•ty, n. ad•sorb′ent, adj., n. adsorb Past participle: adsorbed Gerund: adsorbing
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I adsorb | you adsorb | he/she/it adsorbs | we adsorb | you adsorb | they adsorb |
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I adsorbed | you adsorbed | he/she/it adsorbed | we adsorbed | you adsorbed | they adsorbed |
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I am adsorbing | you are adsorbing | he/she/it is adsorbing | we are adsorbing | you are adsorbing | they are adsorbing |
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I have adsorbed | you have adsorbed | he/she/it has adsorbed | we have adsorbed | you have adsorbed | they have adsorbed |
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I was adsorbing | you were adsorbing | he/she/it was adsorbing | we were adsorbing | you were adsorbing | they were adsorbing |
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I had adsorbed | you had adsorbed | he/she/it had adsorbed | we had adsorbed | you had adsorbed | they had adsorbed |
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I will adsorb | you will adsorb | he/she/it will adsorb | we will adsorb | you will adsorb | they will adsorb |
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I will have adsorbed | you will have adsorbed | he/she/it will have adsorbed | we will have adsorbed | you will have adsorbed | they will have adsorbed |
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I will be adsorbing | you will be adsorbing | he/she/it will be adsorbing | we will be adsorbing | you will be adsorbing | they will be adsorbing |
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I have been adsorbing | you have been adsorbing | he/she/it has been adsorbing | we have been adsorbing | you have been adsorbing | they have been adsorbing |
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I will have been adsorbing | you will have been adsorbing | he/she/it will have been adsorbing | we will have been adsorbing | you will have been adsorbing | they will have been adsorbing |
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I had been adsorbing | you had been adsorbing | he/she/it had been adsorbing | we had been adsorbing | you had been adsorbing | they had been adsorbing |
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I would adsorb | you would adsorb | he/she/it would adsorb | we would adsorb | you would adsorb | they would adsorb |
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I would have adsorbed | you would have adsorbed | he/she/it would have adsorbed | we would have adsorbed | you would have adsorbed | they would have adsorbed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | adsorb - accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surfacechemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionssorb, take up - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption | TranslationsадсорбироватьадсорбироватьсяEncyclopediaSeeadsorptionadsorb
adsorb [ad-sorb´] to attract and retain other material on the surface; to conduct the process of adsorption.ad·sorb (ad-sōrb'), Do not confuse this word with absorb.To take up by adsorption. [L. ad, to, + sorbeo, to suck in] Adsorb To attract and hold molecules of other substances to a surface.ad·sorb (ad-sōrb') To gather on or attract to a surface in a layer of condensation; to attach without covalent bonding. Compare: absorb[L. ad, to, + sorbeo, to suck in]ad·sorb (ad-sōrb') Do not confuse this word with absorb.To take up by adsorption. [L. ad, to, + sorbeo, to suck in]adsorb Related to adsorb: chromatographyWords related to adsorbverb accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surfaceRelated Words- chemical science
- chemistry
- sorb
- take up
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