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adsorb /ad·sorb/ (ad-sorb´) to attract and retain other material on the surface; to conduct the process of adsorption.
adsorb, v to attract molecules of a substance to the surface of another solid substance. adsorb to attract and retain other material on the surface. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Most hydrogen sensors rely on thin palladium wires, which decrease
their conductivity within seconds or minutes after adsorbing molecules
of the gas. Although the total capacity of charcoal could
not be quantified over its lifetime, this material was considered to be
very effective for adsorbing the microgram quantities of sulfurous
compounds desorbing from the package. Culture itself has become the real
religion of our time, adsorbing traditional religion as a subordinate
part of itself. |
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