Condenses on a surface

• Takes up onto the surface
• Holds on a surface, as molecules
• What charcoal does to gases
• Gathers in a condensed layer
• Gathers on the surface, as a layer of molecules
• Causes to condense on a surface
• Collects in condensed form

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vb. (en-third-person singular of: adsorb)