chemisorption

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noun

the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding

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chemosorption
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Meanings

nounchemisorption (uncountable)
  1. physicaluncountablechemistrythe process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding

Synonyms & antonyms

nounadsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces

Similar
chemosorption
Broader
adsorptionsurface assimilation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

chemisorption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemisorption

MLA

“chemisorption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemisorption. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemisorption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemisorption.

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