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Definitions of adsorb
  1. verb
    accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
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Definition that contains adsorb
  • column a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
  • adsorbent a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
  • nonadsorptive lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
  • bleaching clay an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
  • chemosorptive having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces
  • adsorptive having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
  • ion pump a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface
  • desorb remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed
  • adsorbent having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
  • surface-assimilative having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
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