absorption
has definitions from the fields of sociology,biology,medicine,chemistry,physics
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Synonyms Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)His prescription : hot and cold compresses to increase her absorption of water . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)A Schilling_test demonstrated normal absorption of vitamin * * f . (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)Two absorptions of * * f with ethyl_acetate or two absorptions of * * f ( which had been passed_through Dowex-2-chloride ) , NS and * * f with crown_gall tissue powder , or mouse liver powder did not further improve the specificity of staining . Two absorptions of * * f with ethyl_acetate or two absorptions of * * f ( which had been passed_through Dowex-2-chloride ) , NS and * * f with crown_gall tissue powder , or mouse liver powder did not further improve the specificity of staining . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
Examples "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules" Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)Since the absorption of radio_waves in rocklike material varies with wave_length , it should be possible to sample the temperature variation at different depths beneath the surface and possibly detect changes in the structure or composition of the lunar surface material . (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)The magnetic_resonance absorption was detected by employing a Varian model **f broad line spectrometer and the associated 12 - inch electromagnet system . The spectrometer was adjusted to minimize the amount of dispersion mode mixed_in with the absorption signal . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology,medicine) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
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[ noun ] the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Synonyms Related terms cognitive_state abstractedness absentmindedness steep preoccupy |
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[ noun ] complete attention; intense mental effort
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[ noun ] (sociology) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Synonyms Related terms group_action social_process Europeanization westernization Americanization absorb |
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