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adj. - Accumulated on a surface of a solid.

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Usage examples (39)
  • A film of adsorbed gas on the charcoal
  • Verb (used with object) : Charcoal will adsorb gases
  • It is considered an unconventional source as the gas may be attached to or "adsorbed" onto organic matter.
  • In such purifiers, chemicals, gases, and odors stick to the carbon and are "adsorbed" onto its huge surface area, bonding to the surface through chemical attraction.
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