The Collaborative International Dictionary
adsorptive
adsorptive \adsorptive\ adj. 1. having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying adsorption. nonadsorbent
Syn: adsorbent, surface-assimilative
Wiktionary
adsorptive
a. Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
WordNet
adsorptive
adj. having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: adsorbent, surface-assimilative] [ant: nonadsorbent]