adsorptive

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The material that is present in one or other (or both) of the bulk phases and capable of being adsorbed.
Source:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 584 [Terms] [Paper]