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    CHEMOSORPTION

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forcesplay

    Example:

    chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts

    Synonyms:

    chemisorption; chemosorption

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("chemosorption" is a kind of...):

    adsorption; surface assimilation (the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid)

    Derivation:

    chemisorb (take up a substance by chemisorption)

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