Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounthe accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
Similar
surface assimilation
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GermanAdsorption
- Englishadsorption
Borrowed from German Adsorption, from ad- + (Ab)sorption.
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Bengali পরিশোষণ
- পরিশোষণ (poriśōśon)process of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Bulgarian адсо́рбция
- адсо́рбция (adsórbcija)process of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Catalan adsorció
- adsorcióprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Chinese Mandarin 吸附
- 吸附 (xīfù)process of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Estonian adsorptsioon
- adsorptsioonprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Finnish adsorptio
- adsorptioprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
French adsorption
- adsorptionprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
German Adsorption
- Adsorptionprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Greek προσρόφηση
- προσρόφηση (prosrófisi)process of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Hindi अधिशोषण
- अधिशोषण (adhiśoṣaṇ)process of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Hungarian adszorpció
- adszorpcióprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Indonesian penjerapan, adsorpsi
- penjerapanprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
- adsorpsiprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Irish asú, asúchán
- asúprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
- asúchánprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Italian adsorbimento
- adsorbimentoprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Japanese 吸着
- 吸着 (kyūchaku)process of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Polish adsorpcja
- adsorpcjaprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Portuguese adsorção
- adsorçãoprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Russian адсо́рбция
- адсо́рбция (adsórbcija)process of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Spanish adsorción
- adsorciónprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Swedish adsorption
- adsorptionprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Turkish adsorpsiyon
- adsorpsiyonprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
Vietnamese hấp phụ
- hấp phụprocess of forming a film on the surface of a solid
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Cite this entry
APA
adsorption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adsorption
MLA
“adsorption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adsorption. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adsorption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adsorption.
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