sorp·tion (sôrp sh n)n. 1. The process of sorbing. 2. The state of being sorbed. [Back-formation from absorption and adsorption.] sorp tive adj. |
sorption [ˈsɔːpʃən]
n
(Chemistry) the process in which one substance takes up or holds another; adsorption or absorption
[back formation from absorption, adsorption]
| sorption (sôrpshn) The taking up and holding of one substance by another. Sorption includes the processes of absorption and adsorption. |
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| Noun | 1. | sorption - the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) absorption, soaking up - (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid adsorption, surface assimilation - the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
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