— adsorbable , adj. — adsorbability , n. — adsorbent , adj. , n. — adsorption /ad sawrp"sheuhn, -zawrp"-/ , n. — adsorptive , adj. — adsorptively , adv.
/ad sawrb", -zawrb"/ , v.t. Physical Chem.
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer: Charcoal will adsorb gases.
[ 1880-85; AD- + (AB)SORB ]