"desorption" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-desorption.wav [US] Forms: desorptions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} desorption (usually uncountable, plural desorptions)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: desorption Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: elution Derived forms: thermal desorption Related terms: deabsorb, deadsorb, sorption

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