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Sorption vs Occlusion - What's the difference?

sorption | occlusion |

As nouns the difference between sorption and occlusion

is that sorption is either of the processes of absorption and adsorption while occlusion is the process of occluding, or something that occludes.

sorption

English

(wikipedia sorption)

Noun

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

    • See also

    * desorption

    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.

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