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    SURFACE ASSIMILATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solidplay

    Synonyms:

    adsorption; surface assimilation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("surface assimilation" is a kind of...):

    sorption (the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "surface assimilation"):

    chemisorption; chemosorption (adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces)

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