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Adsorb
see synonyms of adsorbVerb
1. adsorb
accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
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Adsorb
see synonyms of adsorbverb
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
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Adsorb
see synonyms of adsorb verb transitive
to collect (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) in condensed form on a surface
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Adsorb
see synonyms of adsorbtr.v. ad·sorbed, ad·sorb·ing, ad·sorbs
To take up by adsorption.
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