adsorb (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[adsorb 词源字典]
1882, transitive (intransitive use attested from 1919), back-formation from adsorption "condensation of gases on the surfaces of solids" (1882), coined in German from ad- + -sorption, abstracted from absorption. See absorb. Related: Adsorbent; adsorption.[adsorb etymology, adsorb origin, 英语词源]