adsorption
See also: Adsorption
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Adsorption, from ad- + (Ab)sorption.
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adsorption (countable and uncountable, plural adsorptions)
- The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
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- Not to be confused with absorption.
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process of forming a film on the surface of a solid
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Finnish edit
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adsorption
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Noun edit
adsorption f (plural adsorptions)
Further reading edit
- “adsorption”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.