noun
- plural of desorption; the processes by which absorbed or adsorbed substances are released from a surface or material
Usage: scientific; chemistry; physics
Examples
- The laboratory studied multiple desorptions of gases from the metal surface.
- Temperature changes can trigger desorptions of water molecules from the catalyst.
- The researcher measured the rates of various desorptions during the experiment.
- Desorptions occurred rapidly when the pressure was reduced.
- The analysis showed that desorptions were more efficient at higher temperatures.