English

readsorb

From re- + adsorb.

Formed from re- + adsorb

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’

Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti ‘to be sipping, sucking’

Proto-Italic *sorβeō ‘to suck in’

Latin sorbeō ‘suck in’

French adsorber ‘to adsorb’

Today it means

verb To adsorb again, especially following desorption

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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