Definition of Desorption

1. Noun. Changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state.

Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Derivative terms: Desorb, Desorb

Definition of Desorption

1. Noun. The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption ¹

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Definition of Desorption

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Desorption

desolvates
desolvating
desolvation
desolvations
desolventizing
desomorphine
desonide
desophisticate
desophisticated
desophisticates
desophisticating
desorb
desorbed
desorbing
desorbs
desorption (current term)
desorptions
desoul
desouled
desouling
desoxalic
desoxazoline
desoximetasone
desoxy
desoxy-
desoxy sugar
desoxycorticosterone
desoxycortone
desoxydemoxepam
desoxyephedrine

Literary usage of Desorption

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dioxin Treatment Technologies by Florence Poillon (1994)
"Figure 3-4—Low-Temperature Thermal desorption Process Contaminated soil SOURCE: ... Testing and Availability of Thermal desorption/ UV Destruction Although ..."

2. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"B. desorption AND SOLUTION 1. Solubility of concentrated solutions in toluene enhanced by the addition of 1% methanol or 10% acetone. ..."

3. Cleaning Up Contaminated Wood-Treating Sites by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"I Thermal desorption Thermal desorption uses heat and agitation to evaporate and ... Thermal desorption systems include rotary dryers, thermal screws, ..."

4. Recycling and Reuse of Material Found on Superfund Sites by Lawrence Smith, Jeffrey Means (1994)
"Example of the thermal desorption process (17). reasonably narrow particle size ... 3.5.5 Advantages Thermal desorption allows for removal and recovery of ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"19 March 1970; revised 22 May 1970 ш Composition Differences at Surfaces Detected by Adsorption and desorption of Radiotracers Abstract. ..."

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