- chemisorb
- transitive verb Etymology: chem- + -sorb (as in adsorb) Date: 1935 to take up and hold usually irreversibly by chemical forces • chemisorption noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
chemisorb
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chemisorb — [kem′i sôrb΄, kem′izôrb΄] vt. [ CHEMI(CAL) + (AD)SORB] to bind (a substance) chemically onto the surface layer of an adsorbent chemisorption n … English World dictionary
chemisorb — /kem euh sawrb , zawrb /, v.t. Chem. to take up by chemisorption. [1930 35; CHEMI + (AD)SORB] * * * … Universalium
chemisorb — verb to adsorb a substance on the surface or another by chemical bonding See Also: chemisorption … Wiktionary
chemisorb — chem·i·sorb … English syllables
chemisorb — /ˈkɛmisɔb/ (say kemeesawb) verb (t) to adsorb by chemisorption …
chemisorb — verb take up a substance by chemisorption • Derivationally related forms: ↑chemosorption, ↑chemisorption • Hypernyms: ↑sorb, ↑take up • Verb Frames: Something s something … Useful english dictionary
chemosorption — noun adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts • Syn: ↑chemisorption • Derivationally related forms: ↑chemisorb, ↑chemisorb (for: ↑chemisor … Useful english dictionary
chem- — or chemo ; also chemi combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek chēmeia alchemy more at alchemy 1. chemical ; chemistry < chemotaxis > 2. chemically … New Collegiate Dictionary
chemisorption — noun see chemisorb … New Collegiate Dictionary
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