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adsorb
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adsorb /ad·sorb/ (ad-sorb´) to attract and retain other material on the surface; to conduct the process of adsorption.
ad·sorb (d-zôrb)
v.
To take up by adsorption.
adsorb [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.
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