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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
adsorption
    n 1: the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film
         on the surface of a solid [syn: adsorption, surface
         assimilation]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
adsorption \adsorption\ n.
   1. 1 the process by which molecules of a substance form a
      thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from
      absorption, in which the foreign substance penetrates
      the body of the absorbing material.

   Syn: surface assimilation
        [WordNet 1.5]
Thesaurus Results for adsorption:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorbent, assimilation, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemosorption, digestion, endosmosis, engrossment, exosmosis, infiltration, osmosis, percolation, seepage, sorption, sponge, sponging
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