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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
  • 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
  • chromatography 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
  • chromatogram the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatography
  • kaopectate trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
  • desorption changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
  • bleaching earth an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
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