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chemisorption

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chem·i·sorb  (km-sôrb) also chem·o·sorb (--sôrb)
tr.v. chem·i·sorbed also chem·o·sorbed, chem·i·sorb·ing also chem·o·sorb·ing, chem·i·sorbs also chem·o·sorbs
To take up and chemically bind (a substance) onto the surface of another substance.
[Alteration of chemo- + (ab)sorb.]
chemi·sorption (-sôrpshn) n.
chemisorption [ˌkɛmɪˈsɔːpʃən]
n
(Chemistry) an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
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Noun1.chemisorption - adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces; "chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts"
chemosorption
adsorption, surface assimilation - the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
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a]) has to be applied until chemisorption processes start in the activated centres.
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