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laden

/ˈleɪdən/ adjective

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In Latin: onustus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about laden at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Weighed down with a load, burdened.
  2. Oppressed.
  3. In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.
    Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas.

verb

  1. past participle of lade

verb

  1. To load or charge.

Origin

See lade.

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Related Words: loadedloadfulloppressedladleburdenedburdendeadweightovercaremanifest

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