ADSORB


Meaning of ADSORB in English

v.tr. (usu. of a solid) hold (molecules of a gas or liquid or solute) to its surface, causing a thin film to form.

Derivatives:

adsorbable adj. adsorbent adj. & n. adsorption n. (also adsorbtion).

Etymology: AD-, after ABSORB

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.