Examples of adsorb in a Sentence
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These little gunk-suckers are powered by salicylic acid to penetrate pimples and a hydrocolloid barrier to adsorb all the nasty stuff.
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Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
Short-path distillation utilizes heat and vacuum pressure to separate different compounds based on their boiling points, while column chromatography employs a stationary phase material that selectively adsorbs impurities.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
Silica gel packets tucked into pockets and between layers of fabrics can adsorb water before anything is ruined.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
Try using a slew of silica gel packets to adsorb the water and bring the device back from its watery doom.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
In most cases, microbes hold fast to the nearest surface under energy limitation, perhaps taking advantage of the tendency of all molecules – potential food included – to adsorb to solid surfaces.
—Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2015
Biochar has the ability to adsorb—the process of holding tiny particles (adsorbates) on the surface of larger solid materials (adsorbents)—pollutants and organic substances present in water because of its carbon-rich particles and textual features.
—Amin Mirkouei, Forbes, 28 June 2021
Some of it is just loosely attached to rock surfaces; this is especially true of sandy, loose material, which has more surface area to adsorb the gas.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 31 July 2018
Try It: Activated Charcoal Fart Filtering Adept at adsorbing foul and toxic smells from gases and liquids, activated charcoal has some applications for reducing body odor.
—Erin Levi, Good Housekeeping, 25 Mar. 2017
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Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
Short-path distillation utilizes heat and vacuum pressure to separate different compounds based on their boiling points, while column chromatography employs a stationary phase material that selectively adsorbs impurities.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
Silica gel packets tucked into pockets and between layers of fabrics can adsorb water before anything is ruined.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
Try using a slew of silica gel packets to adsorb the water and bring the device back from its watery doom.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
In most cases, microbes hold fast to the nearest surface under energy limitation, perhaps taking advantage of the tendency of all molecules – potential food included – to adsorb to solid surfaces.
—Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2015
Biochar has the ability to adsorb—the process of holding tiny particles (adsorbates) on the surface of larger solid materials (adsorbents)—pollutants and organic substances present in water because of its carbon-rich particles and textual features.
—Amin Mirkouei, Forbes, 28 June 2021
Some of it is just loosely attached to rock surfaces; this is especially true of sandy, loose material, which has more surface area to adsorb the gas.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 31 July 2018
Try It: Activated Charcoal Fart Filtering Adept at adsorbing foul and toxic smells from gases and liquids, activated charcoal has some applications for reducing body odor.
—Erin Levi, Good Housekeeping, 25 Mar. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
back-formation from adsorption
First Known Use
1809, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Adsorb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adsorb. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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transitive verb
ad·sorb
ad-ˈsȯ(ə)rb 
-ˈzȯ(ə)rb
-ˈzȯ(ə)rb
: to take up and hold by adsorption
: to become adsorbed
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