Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To release (something) through pores or interstices.
- transitive verb To remove (an absorbed or adsorbed substance) from.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb of a substance To remove (or be removed) from a surface onto which it was
adsorbed or through which it wasabsorbed
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed
- verb go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Stripping also becomes more difficult, because the hydrocarbons do not desorb as easily due to the higher hydrocarbon partial pressure in the reactor / stripper (Section 12.5: Air distributors / steam strippers).
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Stripping also becomes more difficult, because the hydrocarbons do not desorb as easily due to the higher hydrocarbon partial pressure in the reactor / stripper (Section 12.5: Air distributors / steam strippers).
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During secondary drying, temperature is increased slowly to desorb bound water until the residual water content falls to the desired range.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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During secondary drying, temperature is increased slowly to desorb bound water until the residual water content falls to the desired range.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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A technique known as Resin-Wafer Electrodeionization (RW-EDI) leverages control of pH to adsorb and desorb CO2 from flue gas without the need for heating or a vacuum.
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"Once you have enough wells drilled to properly dewater a high perm area, you expect to see more and more wells ramping up in gas production and new wells coming on line with gas as the dewatering lowers pressure and allows more and more gas to desorb off the coal.
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"Once you have enough wells drilled to properly dewater a high perm area, you expect to see more and more wells ramping up in gas production and new wells coming on line with gas as the dewatering lowers pressure and allows more and more gas to desorb off the coal.
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mercy commented on the word desorb
Go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed
August 31, 2008