adsorb
adsorb
(ədˈsɔːb
, -ˈzɔːb) verb
to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a substance, usually a gas, accumulates on the surface of a solid forming a thin film, often only one molecule thick ■ to adsorb hydrogen on nickel ■ oxygen adsorbs on tungsten. Compare
absorb (sense 8)
[C19: ad- + -sorb as in absorb]
> adˈsorbable
adjective
> adˌsorbaˈbility noun
> adˈsorption noun
