sorption vs absorption

absorption vs sorption

sorption and absorption both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sorption	Yes	No	No	No
absorption	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, absorption is a hyponym of sorption; that is, absorption is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorption:

sorption: the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
absorption: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

Other hyponyms of sorption include soaking up, adsorption, surface assimilation.

sorption (noun)	absorption (noun)
the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)	the mental state of being preoccupied by something
	complete attention; intense mental effort
	(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
	the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
	(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
	the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Difference between sorption and absorption

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