readsorption

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noun

The adsorption of a material that was previously removed from a surface

OriginEnglish adsorption ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreadsorption (plural readsorptions)

plural readsorptions

  1. The adsorption of a material that was previously removed from a surface

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishadsorption
  7. Englishreadsorption

From re- + adsorption.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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