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
- fuller's earth an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
- desorb go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed
- 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