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Permeation vs Sorption - What's the difference?

permeation | sorption |

As nouns the difference between permeation and sorption

is that permeation is the movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid while sorption is either of the processes of absorption and adsorption.

permeation

English

Noun

(wikipedia permeation) (-)
  • The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.
  • (medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc.
  • Anagrams

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    sorption

    Noun

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

    * desorption

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