adsorptive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *adsorptive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	adsorptive, adsorbent, surface-assimilative	having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

English > *adsorptive*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface.
Synonyms	adsorbent, surface-assimilative
Narrower	chemisorptive, chemosorptive	Having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces
Opposite	nonadsorbent, nonadsorptive	lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
Spanish	adsorbente
Catalan	adsorbent
Verbs	adsorb	accumulate (liquids / liquids or gases) on the surface

HyperDic: adsorptive