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SURFACE-ASSIMILATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does surface-assimilative mean? 

SURFACE-ASSIMILATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective SURFACE-ASSIMILATIVE has 1 sense:

1. having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surfaceplay

  Familiarity information: SURFACE-ASSIMILATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SURFACE-ASSIMILATIVE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

Synonyms:

adsorbent; adsorptive; surface-assimilative

Similar:

chemisorptive; chemosorptive (having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces)


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