CHEMISORPTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts

Synonyms:

chemisorption; chemosorption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("chemisorption" 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)