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Similar term(s): adsorption.
To take up and hold (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) in a thin layer of molecules on the surface of a solid substance.
Source:
US EPA
Acid Rain Glossary
The contrary of to adsorb is to desorb.
Not to be confused with absorption.
Español: Adsorción
Français: Adsorption
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