SINCE 1828
adsorb
verb
ad·sorb
| \ad-ˈsȯrb,
-ˈzȯrb
\
-ˈzȯrb
\
adsorbed;
adsorbing;
adsorbs
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Other Words from adsorb
adsorbable
\ -ˈsȯr-bə-bəl ,
-ˈzȯr-
\
adjective
-ˈzȯr-
\
adjective
adsorber
\ -ˈsȯr-bər ,
-ˈzȯr-
\
noun
-ˈzȯr-
\
noun
Examples of adsorb in a Sentence
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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, "8 Healthy Uses For Activated Charcoal (And 3 You Can Skip)," 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, "Can these water-gathering devices help avert 'pipeageddon?'," 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, "Unlike others, Putin doesn’t criticize Trump over decision," 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, "Unlike others, Putin doesn’t criticize Trump over decision," 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, "Unlike others, Putin doesn’t criticize Trump over decision," 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, "Unlike others, Putin doesn’t criticize Trump over decision," 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, "Unlike others, Putin doesn’t criticize Trump over decision," 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, "Unlike others, Putin doesn’t criticize Trump over decision," 3 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adsorb.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for adsorb
adsorb
transitive verb
ad·sorb
| \ad-ˈsȯ(ə)rb,
-ˈzȯ(ə)rb
\
-ˈzȯ(ə)rb
\
Other Words from adsorb
adsorbability
\ -ˌsȯr-bə-ˈbil-ət-ē, -ˌzȯr-
\
noun
plural -ties
\
noun
plural -ties
adsorbable
\ -ˈsȯr-bə-bəl ,
-ˈzȯr-
\
adjective
-ˈzȯr-
\
adjective
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