sorption

[ sawrp-shuh n ]
/ ˈsɔrp ʃən /

noun Chemistry.

the state or process of being sorbed.

Origin of sorption

1905–10; extracted from absorption, adsorption, etc.

OTHER WORDS FROM sorption

sorp·tive, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for sorptive

sorption
/ (ˈsɔːpʃən) /

noun

the process in which one substance takes up or holds another; adsorption or absorption

Word Origin for sorption

C20: back formation from absorption, adsorption

Medical definitions for sorptive

sorption
[ sôrpshən ]

n.

Adsorption or absorption.

Scientific definitions for sorptive

sorption
[ sôrpshən ]

The taking up and holding of one substance by another. Sorption includes the processes of absorption and adsorption.