Definition of Adsorbs

1. Verb. (third-person singular of adsorb) ¹

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Definition of Adsorbs

1. adsorb [v] - See also: adsorb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adsorbs

adsignifying
adsorb
adsorbabilities
adsorbability
adsorbable
adsorbant
adsorbate
adsorbates
adsorbed
adsorbent
adsorbent material
adsorbents
adsorber
adsorbers
adsorbing
adsorbs (current term)
adsorp
adsorped
adsorping
adsorps
adsorption
adsorption chromatography
adsorption fermentation
adsorption theory of narcosis
adsorptional
adsorptionally
adsorptions
adsorptive
adsorptively
adsorptiveness

Literary usage of Adsorbs

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

1. The Venom of Heloderma by Leo Loeb (1913)
"Lecithin adsorbs considerable quantities of venom, but much less than charcoal; ... In a similar manner an alkaline aluminium-oxide preparation adsorbs the ..."

2. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"Chromium oxide adsorbs both acids equally ; while platinum black adsorbs acetic ... Calcium carbonate, of the hexagonal system, on the other hand. adsorbs ..."

3. Practical organic and bio-chemistry by Robert Henry Aders Plimmer (1920)
"Though the adsorbents may differ in active surface they adsorb the same relative amount of substance: thus if A adsorbs more X than Y, B also adsorbs more X ..."

4. An Introduction to Chemical Pharmacology: Pharmacodynamics in Relation to by Hugh McGuigan (1921)
"Filter paper also adsorbs certain colloids. If a piece of filter paper is ... Bone black adsorbs sugar in neutral solution, but not when acidified with ..."

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