chemosorption

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chemosorption
    n 1: adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of
         chemical instead of physical forces; "chemisorption of
         gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts" [syn: {chemisorption},
         {chemosorption}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chemosorption \chemosorption\ n.
   adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of
   chemical instead of physical forces; as, chemosorption of
   gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts.

   Syn: chemisorption.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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