Absorption vs. Adsorption

Absorptionnoun

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

Absorptionnoun

(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.

Absorptionnoun

assimilate; incorporation.

Absorptionnoun

the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.

Absorptionnoun

(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.

Absorptionnoun

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.

Absorptionnoun

Mental assimilation.

Absorptionnoun

(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.

Absorptionnoun

The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger.

Absorptionnoun

An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.

Absorptionnoun

In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.

Absorptionnoun

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.

Absorptionnoun

(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

Absorptionnoun

(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium;

Absorptionnoun

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Absorptionnoun

the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

Absorptionnoun

complete attention; intense mental effort

Absorptionnoun

the mental state of being preoccupied by something

Adsorptionnoun

The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.

Adsorptionnoun

the process by which molecules of a substance form a thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from absorption, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.

Adsorptionnoun

the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

Adsorption

Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or dissolved solid to a surface. This process creates a film of the adsorbate on the surface of the adsorbent.