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desorb

  (dē-sôrb', -zôrb') pronunciation
tr.v., -sorbed, -sorb·ing, -sorbs.
  1. To release (something) through pores or interstices.
  2. To remove (an absorbed or adsorbed substance) from.

[DE– + (AB)SORB or (AD)SORB.]

desorption de·sorp'tion (-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-) n.
 
 
Veterinary Dictionary: desorb

To remove a substance from the state of absorption or adsorption.

 
WordNet: desorb
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: go away from the surface to which it is adsorbed, of a substance

Meaning #2: remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed; of a substance

 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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