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Sorption vs Diffusion - What's the difference?

sorption | diffusion |

As nouns the difference between sorption and diffusion

is that sorption is either of the processes of absorption and adsorption while diffusion is the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.

sorption

English

(wikipedia sorption)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (sciences) Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption.

    • See also

    * desorption

    Anagrams

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    diffusion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion
  • (physics) the scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium
  • (physics) the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation
  • the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities
  • (physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
  • the movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.