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Sorption Definition & Meaning

sorption
noun
  1. the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

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What does sorption mean?
the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
What part of speech is sorption?
Sorption is a noun.

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