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Adsorbed vs Adsorbent - What's the difference?

adsorbed | adsorbent |

As a verb adsorbed

is past tense of adsorb.

As an adjective adsorbent is

tending to adsorb.

As a noun adsorbent is

the solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.

adsorbed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (adsorb)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    adsorb

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (chemistry) To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption

    • Derived terms

    * adsorbed * adsorption

    Related terms

    * absorb

    Anagrams

    * * * *

    adsorbent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to adsorb.

    • Antonyms

    * nonadsorbent

    Noun

    (wikipedia adsorbent) (en noun)
  • The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.