adsorb

Verb

Verb Forms: adsorbed, adsorbing, adsorbs

To accumulate a substance on a surface in a condensed layer.
accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.

Examples

My brain can’t seem to adsorb any more three-letter words tonight.
The gas was purified by adsorbing the impurities onto active carbon.

Origin / Etymology

From French adsorber, from Latin ad- (“to”) + sorbeō (“suck in”).

Scrabble Score: 9

adsorb: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adsorb: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adsorb: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

adsorb: valid Words With Friends Word