adsorbate meaning

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adsorbate (adjective): capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid.

adsorbate has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

adsorbate as an adjective

  1. capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid

    Synonyms: adsorbable

adsorbate as a noun

  1. a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed

    Type of: sorbate

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