adsorb vs absorb
Definitions
verb
- accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
Examples
The dyes are in the form of a suspension of particles which, for reasons not fully understood, are adsorbed onto the surface of ligno-cellulosic fibres such as sisal, abaca and fique.
Stink gases in sewage farm of oil refinery pollute environment and influence scent of people. Adsorbents can be used to deodorize the stink gases.
Humus being highly colloidal, has the ability to adsorb and retain for future plant use many of the ions such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphates and ammonia which might be leached from the soil and lost in drainage.
Definitions
verb
- take in, also metaphorically
- assimilate or take in
- become imbued
- devote (oneself) fully to
- take up mentally
Examples
Ireland does not have another manufacturing facility with a similar capacity to absorb glass cullet (crushed glass).
The front end of the Jaguar was on stands and two mechanics were fitting a new shock absorber.
By recording the spectra of several distant quasars whose light pierces the Milky Way, the spacecraft revealed some 50 ultraviolet-absorbing gas clouds around our galaxy.
