adjective
- absorbed or adsorbed onto a surface or into a material
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The chemical was sorbed onto the activated carbon filter.
- Water molecules become sorbed into the clay particles.
- The pollutants were effectively sorbed by the soil.
- Once sorbed, the contaminants were difficult to remove.
- The sorbed gases were later analyzed in the laboratory.
- Heavy metals can be sorbed by certain plant roots.