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Noun: desorption  dee'sorp-shun
  1. Changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
    "Desorption is the reverse process of adsorption"

Derived forms: desorptions

Type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process

Encyclopedia: Desorption