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desorb

desorb verb: to remove (or be removed) from a surface onto which it was adsorbed or through which it was absorbed.

Verb

desorb (third-person singular simple present desorbs, present participle desorbing, simple past and past participle desorbed)

  1. To remove (or be removed) from a surface onto which it was adsorbed or through which it was absorbed

Forms of desorb

third-person singular presentdesorbs
present participledesorbing
past participledesorbed
pastdesorbed

Words formed from desorb

Questions about desorb

What does desorb mean?
Desorb means to remove (or be removed) from a surface onto which it was adsorbed or through which it was absorbed.
What part of speech is desorb?
Desorb is a verb.
What is the past tense of desorb?
The past tense of desorb is desorbed.

Words near desorb in the dictionary

  1. desophisticate
  2. desophisticated
  3. desophisticates
  4. desophisticating
  5. desoproxil
  6. desorb
  7. desorbabilities
  8. desorbability
  9. desorbable
  10. desorbate
  11. desorbates

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