sorption

/ˈsɔrpʃən/

Definitions of sorption

1. noun

   the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
   types:

   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

   chemisorption, chemosorption

   adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces

   imbibition

   (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel

   type of:

   action, activity, natural action, natural process

   a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)