adjective
- capable of being adsorbed; able to be taken up and held on a surface by adsorption
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The activated carbon filter removes adsorbable organic compounds from the water.
- Scientists tested which gases were adsorbable on the metal surface.
- The membrane separates adsorbable particles from the solution.
- Only certain molecules are adsorbable under these temperature conditions.
- The researcher measured the concentration of adsorbable substances in the sample.
- Adsorbable impurities were successfully removed using the new filtration method.