1. plural of chemisorption; instances or processes in which a gas or liquid molecule bonds chemically to a solid surface, forming a new chemical compound.
Usage: technical; chemistry; materials science

Examples

• The chemisorptions of oxygen on the metal surface were measured using spectroscopy.
• Multiple chemisorptions occurred when the gas was exposed to the catalyst.
• Researchers studied different chemisorptions to improve the efficiency of the industrial process.
• The strength of chemisorptions depends on the chemical nature of both the adsorbate and the surface.
• Unlike physisorption, chemisorptions involve the formation of covalent or ionic bonds.