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ADSORBATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("adsorbate" is a kind of...):

sorbate (a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption)

Derivation:

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

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid

Synonyms:

adsorbable; adsorbate

Classified under:

Adjectives

Derivation:

adsorbate (a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed)

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