desorb

A verb used to indicate the process of removing absorbed or adsorbed substances from a surface or material, often in scientific or technical contexts.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus par lequel des substances absorbées ou adsorbées sont libérées d'une surface ou d'un matériau, souvent dans des contextes scientifiques ou techniques.

1. Release from a surface C2 formal scientific

   To cause a substance to be released from a surface on which it was adsorbed.

   • The scientist desorbed the gas from the catalyst surface.
   • Heating the material can desorb the water molecules.
   • The experiment required careful control to desorb the chemical.

   🇫🇷désorber

   Synonymes: dischargefreeliberatereleaseremove

   Antonymes: adsorb

2. Leave a surface C2 formal scientific

   To be removed or to depart from a surface where adsorption had occurred.

   • The molecules desorb from the surface when the temperature rises.
   • Under vacuum conditions, the gas desorbs quickly.
   • The rate at which the substance desorbs depends on the material.

   🇫🇷Désorber (quitter une surface)

   Synonymes: detachdislodgeliberatereleaseremove

   Antonymes: adsorbsorb

• desorbed past participle
• desorbed past simple
• desorbing present participle
• desorbs third person singular