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ad•sorb



Pronunciation: (ad-sôrb', -zôrb'), [key]
—v.t. Physical Chem.
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer: Charcoal will adsorb gases.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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