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adsorb
[ad-sorb´]to attract and retain other material on the surface; to conduct the process of adsorption.
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ad·sorb
(ad-sōrb'), Do not confuse this word with absorb.To take up by adsorption.
[L. ad, to, + sorbeo, to suck in]
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Adsorb
To attract and hold molecules of other substances to a surface.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ad·sorb
(ad-sōrb')To gather on or attract to a surface in a layer of condensation; to attach without covalent bonding.
Compare: absorb
Compare: absorb
[L. ad, to, + sorbeo, to suck in]
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ad·sorb
(ad-sōrb') Do not confuse this word with absorb.To take up by adsorption.
[L. ad, to, + sorbeo, to suck in]
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