Adhesion vs. Adsorption

Adhesionnoun

The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.

Adsorptionnoun

The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.

Adhesionnoun

Persistent attachment or loyalty.

Adsorptionnoun

the process by which molecules of a substance form a thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from absorption, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.

Adhesionnoun

An agreement to adhere.

Adsorptionnoun

the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

Adhesionnoun

(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

Adsorption

Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or dissolved solid to a surface. This process creates a film of the adsorbate on the surface of the adsorbent.

Adhesionnoun

(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.

Adhesionnoun

The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.

Adhesionnoun

The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

Adhesionnoun

Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.

‘His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy.’;

Adhesionnoun

Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.

‘To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion.’;

Adhesionnoun

The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion.

Adhesionnoun

Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

Adhesionnoun

The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.

Adhesionnoun

abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen

Adhesionnoun

a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures

Adhesionnoun

the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Adhesionnoun

faithful support for a religion or cause or political party

Adhesion

Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another (cohesion refers to the tendency of similar or identical particles/surfaces to cling to one another). The forces that cause adhesion and cohesion can be divided into several types.