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Adsorption vs Occlusion - What's the difference?

adsorption | occlusion |

As nouns the difference between adsorption and occlusion

is that adsorption is the adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface. Not to be confused with the process of absorption while occlusion is the process of occluding, or something that occludes.

adsorption

English

(wikipedia adsorption)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface. Not to be confused with the process of absorption.

    • Antonyms

    * desorption

    See also

    * absorption * sorption

    Anagrams

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    occlusion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
  • (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
  • (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
  • (meteorology) An occluded front.
  • (linguistics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
  • (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
  • (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.

    • Derived terms

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