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desorption
de·sorp·tion [ di sáwrpsh'n, di záwrpsh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemically releasing something: the action or process of releasing an absorbed substance from something, e.g. gas from rocks
[Early 20th century. <de- + absorption]
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