Definition of Adsorb

1. Verb. Accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface.

Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Sorb, Take Up
Derivative terms: Adsorbable, Adsorbent, Adsorbent, Adsorption, Adsorptive

Definition of Adsorb

1. Verb. (transitive chemistry) To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adsorb

1. to gather on a surface in a condensed layer [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Adsorb

1. Refers to the process of one material attracting and holding molecules of another substance to the surface of its molecules. (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adsorb

adry
ads
adscititious
adscititiously
adscript
adscripted
adscription
adscriptive
adscripts
adsignification
adsignifications
adsignified
adsignifies
adsignify
adsignifying
adsorb (current term)
adsorbabilities
adsorbability
adsorbable
adsorbant
adsorbate
adsorbates
adsorbed
adsorbent
adsorbent material
adsorbents
adsorber
adsorbers
adsorbing
adsorbs

Literary usage of Adsorb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forest Tree Seed Health: : Health for Germplasm Conservationby Jack R. Sutherland, Patricia Berjak, Marlene Diekmann by Jack R. Sutherland, Patricia Berjak, Marlene Diekmann (2002)
"10,1,2 Coating to adsorb antibodies to the plate Antibodies are diluted in coating buffer, usually 1:1000 (but the appropriate dilution should be determined ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Therefore, the floes effectively adsorb from more dilute solutions than ... In this regard, clay particles are known to adsorb pesticide and lake sediments ..."

3. The Venom of Heloderma by Leo Loeb (1913)
"We found that organs like the liver and kidney adsorb at least as much venom as the ... Emulsions of lecithin, however, adsorb more heloderma venom than ..."

4. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1913)
"(3) Some of the silicates and other gangue-forming minerals will adsorb oils ... (5) In acidulated solutions, sulphides will adsorb oil in the same manner ..."

5. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"664) found that carbon and red oxide of iron adsorb benzoic acid ten times aa strongly as ... Crystalline substances, euch as Darin m carbonate, only adsorb ..."

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