- sorbed
- ab·sorbed;
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sorbed — adjective (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance (Freq. 2) the sorbed oil mass large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium • Syn: ↑occluded • Similar to: ↑combined … Useful english dictionary
ab|sorbed — «ab SRBD, ZRBD», adjective. very much interested; completely occupied; engrossed: »I was so absorbed that I did not hear the bell ring. He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention (Dickens). –ab|sorb´ed|ly, adverb. –ab|sorb´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
self-ab|sorbed — «SEHLF ab SRBD, ZRBD», adjective. absorbed in oneself or one s own thoughts, affairs, etc … Useful english dictionary
self-ab·sorbed — … Useful english dictionary
uranium processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Uranium (U), although very dense (19.1 grams per cubic centimetre), is a relatively weak, nonrefractory metal. Indeed, the metallic properties of uranium appear to be… … Universalium
sorption — Adsorption or absorption. * * * sorp·tion sȯrp shən n the process of sorbing: the state of being sorbed <selective sorption of the components of a mixture> * * * sorp·tion (sorpґshən) [L. sorbere to suck in] the process or state of… … Medical dictionary
occluded — adjective 1. closed off (Freq. 2) an occluded artery • Similar to: ↑obstructed 2. (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance (Freq. 1) the sorbed oil mass large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium … Useful english dictionary
desorb — transitive verb Date: 1924 to remove (a sorbed substance) by the reverse of adsorption or absorption … New Collegiate Dictionary
sorption — noun Etymology: back formation from absorption & adsorption Date: 1909 the process of sorbing ; the state of being sorbed • sorptive adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Desorption — is a phenomenon whereby a substance is released from or through a surface. The process is the opposite of sorption (that is, either adsorption and absorption). This occurs in a system being in the state of sorption equilibrium between bulk phase… … Wikipedia
