adsorptive

Variant of adsorption

adsorption definition

ad·sorp·tion (ad sôrp′s̸hən, -zôrp′-)

noun

an adsorbing or being adsorbed; adhesion of the molecules of a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance to a surface

Etymology: < adsorb, by analogy with absorption

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