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adsorption
This term describes a surface-level phenomenon where substances cling to the exterior of a solid or liquid. It is frequently confused with absorption, which involves a substance being taken into the bulk or interior volume of another material. The distinction is critical in chemistry and materials science to differentiate between surface adhesion and internal penetration.
Because it refers to a specific chemical process, the word is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It describes a general mechanism rather than a discrete event, meaning it does not typically take a plural form in scientific discourse.
Meanings
Examples
Adsorption happens on surfaces.
Adsorption happens on surfaces.