adsorb

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ad·sorb | \ ad-ˈsȯrb

, -ˈzȯrb

adsorbed; adsorbing; adsorbs

Definition of adsorb

transitive verb

: to take up and hold by adsorption

intransitive verb

: to become adsorbed

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Other Words from adsorb

adsorbable \ ad-ˈsȯr-bə-bəl

, -ˈzȯr- \ adjective

adsorber \ ad-ˈsȯr-bər

, -ˈzȯr- \ noun

Examples of adsorb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Water harvester The atmospheric water harvester under development at Berkeley consists primarily of a thin copper sheet coated with water-adsorbing crystals known as metal organic frameworks. — NBC News, 15 Dec. 2017 Russia also insisted in its Paris submission that it be given the maximum potential credit for carbon adsorbed out of the atmosphere by Siberia’s vast undeveloped forests. — Washington Post, 3 June 2017 Russia also insisted in its Paris submission that it be given the maximum potential credit for carbon adsorbed out of the atmosphere by Siberia’s vast undeveloped forests. — Washington Post, 3 June 2017 Russia also insisted in its Paris submission that it be given the maximum potential credit for carbon adsorbed out of the atmosphere by Siberia’s vast undeveloped forests. — Washington Post, 3 June 2017 Russia also insisted in its Paris submission that it be given the maximum potential credit for carbon adsorbed out of the atmosphere by Siberia’s vast undeveloped forests. — Washington Post, 3 June 2017 Russia also insisted in its Paris submission that it be given the maximum potential credit for carbon adsorbed out of the atmosphere by Siberia’s vast undeveloped forests. — Washington Post, 3 June 2017

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