SORPTION

sorption

(noun) the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sorption (countable and uncountable, plural sorptions)

(sciences) Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.

Anagrams

• portions, positron

Source: Wiktionary



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2 February 2025

BACK

(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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