ADSORPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adsorption mean? 

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

1. the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADSORPTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

adsorption; surface assimilation

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

sorption (the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adsorption"):

chemisorption; chemosorption (adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces)

Derivation:

adsorb (accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface)

 Context examples 

The adsorption of the gas is measured and, subsequently, the gas is withdrawn while the desorption is measured.

(Gas Sorption, NCI Thesaurus)

The gaseous samples are separated based on their different adsorption ability to the solid phase.

(Gas Chromatography, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, this agent inhibits adsorption of CMV into host cells via a sequence-independent mechanism.

(Fomivirsen Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

The stationary phase was packed in a column with materials that can be of any partitioning capability, adsorption, ion exchange, or affinity.

(Column Chromatography, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifically, plasma protein and platelets form blood adsorption on the gel surface and trigger a blood clotting cascade.

(Injectable Bandage Created, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The profile of adsorption and desorption of the gas at various vacuum pressures can be used to determine the surface area of the sample.

(Gas Sorption, NCI Thesaurus)