Verb (used with object) : Charcoal will adsorb gases. From Dictionary.com.
"Investing to move downstream the value chain to supply finished and converted performance materials for applications such as adsorptive is a large part of our group strategy", said Bruce Olson, CEO and President of Freudenberg Nonwovens during the Opening Ceremony on March 4 in Littleborough. From Wordnik.com. [Free Apparel News – Apparel RSS XML Feeds – Fibre2fashion.com] Reference
This adsorptive power sometimes manifests itself in the treatment of plant extracts. From Wordnik.com. [The Vitamine Manual] Reference
Though chemically and biologically inert, powdered zeolite boasts amazing adsorptive properties. From Wordnik.com. [Field First Aid: Stop Serious Bleeding Using QuikClot] Reference
Fine textured non-laminar minerals (e.g. fine silts) also have adsorptive capacity, but to a much lesser degree than clays. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
This adsorptive power therefore often appears as a difficulty in the handling of the substance as well as a means of extraction. From Wordnik.com. [The Vitamine Manual] Reference
Self adsorptive Silicon coating is used to the adhesive face of Brighton net BM-SHTFILM that protects the LCD of SoftBank "X01HT" from scratches, dirt and stain. From Wordnik.com. [February 2007 - Fareastgizmos.com] Reference
Discovered by accident by former NASA engineer Francis X. Hurvey (he cut himself shaving and applied an adsorptive agent -- basically volcanic rock -- he’d been working on for another project), it’s a porous, sand-like material that quickly adsorbs water when poured into a wound. From Wordnik.com. [Band-aid solutions] Reference
90%, removal of color, odor and objectionable taste through adsorptive effect of the activated carbon of the burnt medium. From Wordnik.com. [3. Technologies] Reference
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