Meanings
adjectiveadsorptive (comparative more adsorptive, superlative most adsorptive)
comparative more adsorptive · superlative most adsorptive
- Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivehaving capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
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Translations
Finnish adsorboiva
- adsorboivapertaining to adsorption
German adsorptiv
- adsorptivpertaining to adsorption
Portuguese adsortivo
- adsortivopertaining to adsorption
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adsorptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adsorptive
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“adsorptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adsorptive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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