ADSORBATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adsorbate mean? 

• ADSORBATE (noun)
  The noun ADSORBATE has 1 sense:

1. a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed

  Familiarity information: ADSORBATE used as a noun is very rare.

• ADSORBATE (adjective)
  The adjective ADSORBATE has 1 sense:

1. capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid

  Familiarity information: ADSORBATE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADSORBATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("adsorbate" is a kind of...):

sorbate (a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption)

Derivation:

adsorbate (capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid)

• ADSORBATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid

Synonyms:

adsorbable; adsorbate

Derivation:

adsorbate (a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed)