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sorption

[ sawrp-shuhn ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. the state or process of being sorbed.


sorption

/ ˈsɔːpʃən /

noun

  1. the process in which one substance takes up or holds another; adsorption or absorption
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sorption

/ sôrpshən /

  1. 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

  • sorptive 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.

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.

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