Adsorption

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  adsorption \adsorption\ n.
     1. 1 the process by which molecules of a substance form a
        thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from
        {absorption}, in which the foreign substance penetrates
        the body of the absorbing material.
  


     Syn: surface assimilation
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adsorption
       n : the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film
           on the surface of a solid [syn: {surface assimilation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "adsorption":
     absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorbent, assimilation,
     blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemosorption,
     digestion, endosmosis, engrossment, exosmosis, infiltration,
     osmosis, percolation, seepage, sorption, sponge, sponging