adsorptive
adjective, noun
adsorptive is spelled A-D-S-O-R-P-T-I-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, adsorptive means “Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adsorptive?
| Letters | 10: A-D-S-O-R-P-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adsorptive?
Adsorptive appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of adsorptive
- more adsorptive comparative
- most adsorptive superlative
- adsorptives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adsorptive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
- 1
Any substance that adsorbs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adsorptive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to adsorption:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.