adsorcao

English translation: adsorption

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Portuguese term or phrase:adsorcao
English translation:adsorption
Entered by: Tatiana Öri-Kovács

12:42 Mar 5, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / chemical
Portuguese term or phrase: adsorcao
it is related to the chemical industry.
Aparna
adsorption
Explanation:
Found in:

Dicionário de Termos Técnicos - Luiz M. Antas

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... Korea (1998). JC Leprevost, E. Saatdjian, JPB Mota Dynamics of natural gas adsorption
storage systems employing activated carbon JPB Mota, et al. Carbon (1997 ...
www.dq.fct.unl.pt/depart/docentes/jpm.html
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Tatiana Öri-Kovács
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4 +1adsorption
Tatiana Öri-Kovács
5absorção
Rafa Lombardino
4adsorption
Paulo Ferraretto


  

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adsorption


Explanation:
Found in:

Dicionário de Termos Técnicos - Luiz M. Antas

Google:

Sem título
... Korea (1998). JC Leprevost, E. Saatdjian, JPB Mota Dynamics of natural gas adsorption
storage systems employing activated carbon JPB Mota, et al. Carbon (1997 ...
www.dq.fct.unl.pt/depart/docentes/jpm.html


    Reference: http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt&q=adsorption&btnG=Pesq...
Tatiana Öri-Kovács
Brazil
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  Theodore Fink
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neutral  Colin Brayton: good reference, no def
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adsorption


Explanation:
The the accumulation of gases, liquids, or solutes on the surface of a solid or liquid.

Reference - American Heritage Dictionary

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Note added at 2002-03-05 14:14:24 (GMT)
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n substantivo feminino
Rubrica: fisioquímica.
processo pelo qual átomos, moléculas ou íons são retidos na superfície de sólidos através de interações de natureza química ou física
Obs.: cf. absorção
(Ref - Dicionário Houaiss)

Verbete: adsorção
[Do ing. adsorption.]
S. f. Fís.-Quím.
1. Fixação de moléculas de uma substância (o adsorvato) na superfície de outra substância (o adsorvente).
(Ref - Dicionário Aurélio)

Paulo Ferraretto
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Colin Brayton: good def, need PT reference
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absorção


Explanation:
Se escreve com um 'b' mudo e significa "acumulação em camadas concentradas ou fixação de moléculas de uma substância na superfície de outra substância (em química)".

Boa sorte

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o termo em inglês é adsorption, mas também podem ser usados \'gathering\' e \'molecular attraction\'

Rafa Lombardino
United States
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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