| VERB | contact | chemisorb | take up a substance by chemisorption |
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| Meaning | take up a substance by chemisorption. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | sorb, take up | take up a liquid / liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption |
| Nouns | chemisorption, chemosorption | adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces |