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sorption
[ sawrp-shuhn ]
sorption
/ ˈsɔːpʃən /
noun
- the process in which one substance takes up or holds another; adsorption or absorption
sorption
/ sôrp′shən /
- The taking up and holding of one substance by another. Sorption includes the processes of absorption and adsorption.
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Other Words From
- sorptive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sorption1
1905–10; extracted from absorption, adsorption ( def ), etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sorption1
C20: back formation from absorption , adsorption
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Example Sentences
Full details of synthesis, crystallization and sublimation methods, solvent exchange protocols, X-ray structure determination, and gas sorption analysis are given in Supplementary Information.
From Nature
It is possible to make the foam in a variety of sizes, geometries and densities making it suitable for various sorption processes.
From Scientific American
The root-hairs are filled with a dilute solution of various substances, as yet poorly understood, which plays an important tent part in the ab sorption of water and plant-food from the soil.
From Project Gutenberg
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