Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of or characterized by adsorption.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying
adsorption .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by
adsorption .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
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Examples
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"Investing to move downstream the value chain to supply finished and converted performance materials for applications such as adsorptive is a large part of our group strategy", said Bruce Olson, CEO and President of Freudenberg Nonwovens during the Opening Ceremony on March 4 in Littleborough.
Free Apparel News – Apparel RSS XML Feeds – Fibre2fashion.com 2009
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By using Self adsorptive Silicon coating you can fix the protective film firmly without fear of any air bubbles getting on the way.
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Self adsorptive Silicon coating is used to the adhesive face of Brighton net BM-SHTFILM that protects the LCD of SoftBank "X01HT" from scratches, dirt and stain.
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Though chemically and biologically inert, powdered zeolite boasts amazing adsorptive properties.
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Fine textured non-laminar minerals (e.g. fine silts) also have adsorptive capacity, but to a much lesser degree than clays.
Chapter 9 1995
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This adsorptive power therefore often appears as a difficulty in the handling of the substance as well as a means of extraction.
The Vitamine Manual Walter H. Eddy
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This adsorptive power sometimes manifests itself in the treatment of plant extracts.
The Vitamine Manual Walter H. Eddy
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For example, arsenic can be removed by passing untreated water though adsorptive granular "media" contained in a pressure vessel.
Forbes.com: News Nadia Arumugam 2011
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They say that tampons are treated with adsorptive chemicals which deteriorate the mucous membrane of the vagina.
Pravda.Ru 2009
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They say that tampons are treated with adsorptive chemicals which deteriorate the mucous membrane of the vagina.
Pravda.Ru 2009
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