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Noun: chemisorption  `ke-mi'sorp-shun
  1. Adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces
    "chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts"
    - chemosorption

Derived forms: chemisorptions

See also: chemisorb

Type of: adsorption, surface assimilation

Encyclopedia: Chemisorption