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Definition of adsorb verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

adsorb

verb

NAmE//ædˈsɔrb//

, NAmE//ædˈzɔrb//

adsorb something (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they adsorb

he / she / it adsorbs

past simple adsorbed

-ing form adsorbing

if something adsorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it holds it on its surface The dye is adsorbed onto the fiber.

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