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sorption

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity

Narrower terms: absorption, soaking up, adsorption, surface assimilation

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 吸着 (xīzhuó) — process of either absorption or adsorption
  • Estonian: sorptsioon — process of either absorption or adsorption
  • Finnish: sorptio — process of either absorption or adsorption
  • French: sorption — process of either absorption or adsorption
  • German: Sorption — process of either absorption or adsorption
  • Serbo-Croatian: сорпција — process of either absorption or adsorption
  • Serbo-Croatian: sorpcija — process of either absorption or adsorption