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Absorption

Scope note

The process by which a liquid, or a mixture of gases and liquids, is drawn into and tends to fill permeable pores in a porous solid material; usually accompanied by a physical change, chemical change, or both. DAC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053004

Broader Terms used

<physicochemical processes>

Term used for

absorption process

Equivalent Terms used

absorbed

Created

13yrs ago

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