sorption
sorption · sorptions
Sorption
Either of the processes of absorption and adsorptionEither of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.
Sorption
the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
process of either absorption or adsorption:
Origin
Back-formation from absorption; representing Latin sorbeō (“to suck in”).Back-formation from absorption; representing Latin sorbeō (“to suck in”).
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Forms
plural: sorptionsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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