desorption
noun
desorption is spelled D-E-S-O-R-P-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, desorption means “The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of desorption is desorptions.
How many letters and syllables are in desorption?
| Letters | 10: D-E-S-O-R-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 desorption?
Desorption appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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).
How do you pronounce desorption?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-desorption.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of desorption
- desorptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desorption mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Desorption in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désorption |
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.