ADJECTIVE | all | surface-assimilative, adsorbent, adsorptive | having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface |
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Meaning | Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface. | |
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Synonyms | adsorbent, adsorptive | |
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 |
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