absorption (physicochemical processes)

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The process by which a liquid, or a mixture of gases and liquids, is drawn into and tends to fill permeable pores in a porous solid material; usually accompanied by a physical change, chemical change, or both.
absorption
Accepted term: 10-Mar-2025