Definition of SORPTION

sorption

Meanings

Plural: sorptions

Noun

  • the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
  • Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from absorption; representing Latin sorbeō (“I suck in”).

Scrabble Score: 10

sorption is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sorption is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sorption is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

sorption is a valid Words With Friends word