ADSORBATE

adsorbable, adsorbate

(adjective) capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid

adsorbate

(noun) a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed

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Etymology

Noun

adsorbate (plural adsorbates)

a substance which has been adsorbed

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27 December 2024

OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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