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desorption

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
des-orp-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

desorptions (plural)

Derived Forms

photodesorption thermodesorption

Phrases

thermal desorption

Frequently Paired Words

deabsorb deadsorb desorb sorption

Synonyms

elution

Questions

What does desorption mean?
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.

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