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adsorb en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ədˈzɔːb/ (UK)
  • /ədˈsɔːb/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French adsorber, from Latin ad- (“to”) + sorbeō (“suck in”).

Meanings

  1. (physical, transitive) To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.
    • The gas was purified by adsorbing the impurities onto active carbon.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
adsorbing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
adsorbed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
adsorbed Tense=Past lexicographic
adsorbs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

adlayer · deadsorb · adsorbed · bioadsorb · immunoadsorbed · chemosorb · adsorber · chemisorb · preadsorbed · adsorbable · adsorbate · nonadsorbing · preadsorb · nonadsorbed · readsorb · adsorption · unadsorbed · coadsorb

Relateds

absorb

Translations (23)

sh adsorbírati (to accumulate on a surface) · ru адсорби́ровать (to accumulate on a surface) · ga asúigh (to accumulate on a surface) · sh адсорби́рати (to accumulate on a surface) · pl adsorbować (to accumulate on a surface) · bg адсорби́рам (to accumulate on a surface) · hu adszorbeál (to accumulate on a surface) · fi pidättää (to accumulate on a surface) · es adsorber (to accumulate on a surface) · ca adsorbir (to accumulate on a surface) · it adsorbire (to accumulate on a surface) · pl zaadsorbować (to accumulate on a surface) · el προσροφώ (to accumulate on a surface) · fr adsorber (to accumulate on a surface) · fi adsorboida (to accumulate on a surface) · de adsorbieren (to accumulate on a surface) · ro adsorbi (to accumulate on a surface) · cs adsorbovat (to accumulate on a surface) · hu (felületen) megköt (to accumulate on a surface) · pt adsorver (to accumulate on a surface) · la absorbere (to accumulate on a surface) · hu (felületileg) elnyel/leköt (to accumulate on a surface) · vi hấp phụ (to accumulate on a surface)

wikidata: Q110083809