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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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