The process of removing absorbed or adsorbed molecules from a surface.
From desorb + -tion (Latin suffix for action or process). Coined in the 20th century as chemistry needed vocabulary for processes reverse to absorption and adsorption.
Desorption is why your deodorant eventually wears off—the aromatic molecules slowly desorb from your skin and escape into the air, and scientists can measure this using special instruments.
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