1. go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed • Derivationally related forms: desorption • Topics: chemistry, chemical science • Hypernyms: disappear, vanish, go away • Verb Frames: - Something ----s 2. remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed - the substance was desorbed • Derivationally related forms: desorption • Topics: chemistry, chemical science • Hypernyms: remove, take, take away, withdraw • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody