Kalmar "nonadsorbent" ba a yawanci samuwa a cikin ƙamus na Turanci na yau da kullum, amma ana iya rarraba ta zuwa sassanta don fahimtar ma'anarta.Ma'anar "non-" tana nufin "ba" ko "ba tare da," da kuma "adsorbent" yana nufin wani abu da ke da ikon haɗawa ko ɗaure wasu abubuwa zuwa samansa. Saboda haka, "nonadsorbent" yana nufin wani abu ne wanda ba shi da ikon haɗawa da wasu abubuwa. ko iskar gas, kamar a cikin chromatography ko tsarin rabuwar gas.