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ADSORB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "adsorb" is one way to...):

sorb; take up (take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

adsorbable (capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid)

adsorbent (a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance)

adsorbent (having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface)

adsorption (the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid)

adsorptive (having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface)

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 Context examples: 

CA 19-9 is a fucosylated glycosphingolipid carbohydrate antigen that is soluble and is adsorbed to erythrocytes and to many adenocarcinomas of the digestive tract, especially pancreatic tumors.

(CA19-9 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)

A natural clay-like mineral mixture of hydrated aluminum silicate containing magnesium, adsorbent Attapulgite (kaopectate) acts locally in the intestines to adsorb bacteria and toxins; reduce water loss; and treat diarrhea.

(Attapulgite, NCI Thesaurus)

Natural or synthetic compounds usually administered orally, Antiflatulent Agents relieve or prevent flatulence, excess gas in the stomach and intestines, by adsorbing the gas, stimulating intestinal elimination of gas, or preventing gas formation.

(Antiflatulent Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine containing acellular antigenic components of Bordetella pertussis adsorbed on a mineral carrier with active immunizing activity against pertussis infection.

(Bordetella pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed, NCI Thesaurus)

In a cancer vaccine application, tumor cells taken from the host may be adsorbed with inactivated vaccinia virus and returned to the host, where the modified tumor cells may stimulate an anti-tumor immune response.

(Inactivated Vaccinia Virus, NCI Thesaurus)

Cholestyramine resin adsorbs and combines with bile acids in the intestine to form an insoluble complex, which is then excreted in the feces, resulting in an increased oxidation of cholesterol to bile acids, a decrease in low density lipoprotein in the plasma, and a decrease in serum cholesterol levels.

(Cholestyramine, NCI Thesaurus)