adsorption

from 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}]

from 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]

from 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

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