noun
- plural of sorption; processes by which one substance takes up or holds another substance
Usage: scientific; chemistry
Examples
- The laboratory studied various sorptions of gases by different materials.
- Water sorptions by the polymer were measured at different temperatures.
- The researcher compared sorptions of organic compounds on clay surfaces.
- Multiple sorptions occurred simultaneously in the filtration system.
- The textbook explained different types of sorptions in physical chemistry.
- Sorptions of heavy metals by soil particles affect groundwater quality.