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収着 (しゅうちゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

収しゅう着ちゃく

Meanings

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noun

sorption

physicschemistry

Technical term in physics and chemistry covering both absorption and adsorption.

活かっ性せい炭たんは溶よう液えき中ちゅうの不ふ純じゅん物ぶつを収しゅう着ちゃくする。
Activated carbon sorbs impurities from the solution.

Kanji

収income, obtain, reap
着don, arrive, wear

Similar words

吸きゅう着ちゃく
吸着 specifically means adsorption (surface attachment), while 収着 is a broader term encompassing both absorption and adsorption.
吸きゅう収しゅう
吸収 means absorption (taking in of a substance into the bulk), whereas 収着 is the general process including both absorption and adsorption.

Etymology

Compound of 収 (collect, take in) and 着 (attach, adhere). The term was coined in scientific contexts to describe the general phenomenon of sorption.