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adsorption

adsorption

1 8.9
Tiny particles from a gas or liquid stick to a surface and form a thin layer
  • noun
  • /ædˈsɔrpʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : adsorción
  • Nevertheless, plasma protein adsorption on the material surface is the first incident when a material contacts blood.
  • continuous adsorption
  • carbon adsorption
  • adsorption process

Examples

  • The adsorption technique was adapted from the passive adsorption method for attaching antibodies to microspheres.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Meanwhile, bacterial adhesion, cellular adhesion including platelet adhesion/activation, consequent blood coagulation, and protein adsorption are all significantly affected by wettability.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Temperature rise is directly related to available adsorption space in the test carbon sample.

    Academic text (1997)
  • To improve virus-ameba contact, the adsorption step was performed while rotating for 60 minutes.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Because the water adsorption of fiber is negligible, the optimum water content is reduced.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Concentration of TOC in the wastewater was generally reduced after the soil adsorption treatment.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In the third process step, pressure-swing adsorption, carbon dioxide and other impurities are removed, and the pure hydrogen is captured.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The authors also documented the adsorption of LT4 with wheat bran under in vitro conditions.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The pH, electrical conductivity, and sodium adsorption ratio of irrigation water were 7.45, 0.310 dS m-1, and 0.46, respectively.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The process of adsorption occurs when dye molecules gather on the surface of activated carbon.

Synonyms

surface assimilation
vsadsorption
  • Specialized
7.9

Small amounts of gas or liquid stick to a solid surface and form a thin layer

is the same idea but expressed as a more technical phrase
sorption
vsadsorption
  • Specialized
9.3

A process where a material takes in or holds another substance

refers specifically to accumulation on the surface only
chemisorption
vsadsorption
  • Specialized
9.9

An attachment of a substance to a surface by a strong chemical bond that is hard to reverse

is surface accumulation not limited to chemical bonding or irreversibility

Antonyms

desorption
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A substance leaves a surface where it was stuck and becomes gas or liquid

How Effective

deflavorizing machine
  • Specialized
9.5
adsorption
  • Specialized
1 8.9
to filter
138 3.0
deodorizer
  • US
4 3.5

Surface Forms

adsorption singular
adsorptions plural

Morphology

adsorption = adsorb (transparent) = adsorb + tion

A straightforward nominalization: 'adsorb' + '-tion' yields the process or act of adsorbing, though the verb itself is specialized technical vocabulary.

Etymology

Adsorption comes from the Latin parts ad- ('to' or 'on') and sorbere ('to suck'), so it literally means 'sucking onto' a surface. Think of tiny particles 'sticking' to the outside of a solid rather than going inside like absorb, which is why adsorption means a gathering on a surface.