chemisorption

Definition of Chemisorption in English :

1. chemisorption, chemosorption

adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces

Example Sentences:
'chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chemisorption

noun

an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds

tr.v. chem·i·sorbed, chem·i·sorb·ing, chem·i·sorbs also chem·o·sorbed or chem·o·sorb·ing or chem·o·sorbs

To take up and chemically bind (a substance) onto the surface of another substance.

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