adsorb

adsorb
adsorb ad*sorb" v. t. to attract and bind (molecules of a substance in a fluid) so as to form a thin layer on the surface, by non-electrostatic forces; to bind by adsorption. Distinguished from {absorb}, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.

Syn: surface assimilation [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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