| 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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