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sorption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
sorp-tion
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Back-formation from absorption; representing Latin sorbeō (“to suck in”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sorptions (plural)

Derived Forms

electrosorption enterosorption exsorption oosorption

Frequently Paired Words

absorption adsorption desorption

Questions

What does sorption mean?
Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.
Where does sorption come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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