Meaning & use
Adsorbs
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Third-person singular form of 'adsorb': to gather and hold molecules of a gas or liquid as a thin film on the surface of a solid, without absorbing them into its bulk.
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Activated charcoal adsorbs impurities from water as it passes through the filter.
The material adsorbs pollutant gases onto its porous surface, trapping them before they escape into the air.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'absorbs': adsorption happens on a surface, while absorption pulls a substance into the volume of another material.
Words with a similar meaning
binds to the surface ofcollects on
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Words with an opposite meaning
releasesdesorbs
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