1. releasing or removing absorbed or adsorbed substances from a surface or material
Usage: technical; chemistry; physics

Examples

• The heated catalyst is desorbing the gas molecules from its surface.
• Scientists are studying the process of water desorbing from the mineral.
• The material began desorbing impurities when exposed to high temperatures.
• Researchers observed the polymer desorbing the solvent over time.
• The activated carbon is desorbing the previously trapped contaminants.
• The experiment involves desorbing hydrogen from the metal substrate.