1.
[syn: adsorption, surface assimilation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
adsorption \adsorption\ n.
1. 1 the process by which molecules of a substance form a
thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from
absorption, in which the foreign substance penetrates
the body of the absorbing material.
Syn: surface assimilation
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adsorption
n 1: the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film
on the surface of a solid [syn: adsorption, surface
assimilation]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "adsorption":
absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorbent, assimilation,
blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemosorption,
digestion, endosmosis, engrossment, exosmosis, infiltration,
osmosis, percolation, seepage, sorption, sponge, sponging