# sorption

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #71,118

## Definitions
1. Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.

## Etymology
Back-formation from absorption; representing Latin sorbeō (“I suck in”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sorption