sorption

Noun
  1. The process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) (synset 113579693)
    is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    subtypes:
    • absorption, soaking up - (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
    • adsorption, surface assimilation - the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

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