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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.

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  • adjective Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.

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  • adjective having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

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Examples

  • "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.

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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

  • 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

  • This adsorptive power sometimes manifests itself in the treatment of plant extracts.

    The Vitamine Manual Walter H. Eddy

  • For example, arsenic can be removed by passing untreated water though adsorptive granular "media" contained in a pressure vessel.

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  • They say that tampons are treated with adsorptive chemicals which deteriorate the mucous membrane of the vagina.

    Pravda.Ru 2009

  • They say that tampons are treated with adsorptive chemicals which deteriorate the mucous membrane of the vagina.

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