1. adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces; - Example: "chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts" [syn: chemisorption, chemosorption]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chemisorption
n 1: adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of
chemical instead of physical forces; "chemisorption of
gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts" [syn: chemisorption,
chemosorption]