adsorption
- n the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
- He is a chemist who has made a thoroughgoing study of gas adsorption and of catalysts.
- By adsorption (sticking of moisture to the surface), silica gel can hold half its own weight in water without swelling, caking or developing a visible sweat.
- Isolating the active substance, a polysaccharide, in ten of the 28 varieties of seaweed, the scientists discovered that this substance acts by blocking the viral adsorption point .