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Absorption
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Absorption
[skin] Skin absorption is a route by which substances can enter the body through the skin. Along with inhalation, ingestion and injection, dermal absorption is a route of exposure for toxic substances and route of administration for medication. Absorption of substances through the skin depen...
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Absorption
[pharmacokinetics] In pharmacology (and more specifically pharmacokinetics), absorption is the movement of a drug into the bloodstream. Absorption involves several phases. First, the drug needs to be introduced via some route of administration (oral, via the skin, etc.) and in a specific dos...
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Absorption
[acoustics] Acoustic absorption is that property of any material that changes the acoustic energy of sound waves into another form, often heat, which it to some extent retains, as opposed to that sound energy that material reflects or conducts. Acoustic absorption is represented by the symbo...
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Absorption
[electromagnetic radiation] In physics, absorption of electromagnetic radiation is the way by which the energy of a photon is taken up by matter, typically the electrons of an atom. Thus, the electromagnetic energy is transformed to other forms of energy for example, to heat. The absorption ...
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Absorption
[chemistry] Absorption, in chemistry, is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules, or ions enter some bulk phase - gas, liquid, or solid material. This is a different process from adsorption, since molecules undergoing absorption are taken up by the volume, no...
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absorption
The taking in of water and dissolved minerals and nutrients across cell membranes. Contrast with ingestion.
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Absorption
Not to be confused with adsorption, absorption is one substance is taken up into the interior of another - adsorption with a 'd' is entirely a surface effect. Examples are the swelling of a poly(acrylamide) polymer with aqueous solution (in a disposable nappy) or the dissolution of carbon dioxide in...
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Absorption
The uptake of water , other fluids, or dissolved chemicals by a cell or an organism (as tree roots absorb dissolved nutrients in soil.)
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Absorption
1) A material's capability to dampen sound. 2) The process of a material dampening or 'absorbing' sound.
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Absorption
The penetration of a substance, eg. gas or thin film of liquid, into the surface layer of a solid with which it is in contact eg. process by which pesticides are taken into plant tissues by roots or foliage (stomata, cuticle, etc.).
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Absorption
With respect to Radiation Protection , absorption describes a mode by which Radioactive materials may enter the body leading to an Internal Radiation hazard. For example it is well known that H-3 contamination on the skin can readily be absorbed and taken up by the body water.
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absorption
[n] - (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium 2. [n] - (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another
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Absorption
Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave).
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Absorption
is the assimilation of molecules, or other particles, into the physical structure of a liquid or solid, without chemical reaction.
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absorption
the process of sucking up; taking in and making part of an existing whole. Compare adsorption.
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Absorption
Transformation of radiant energy to a different form of energy by the interaction of matter, depending on temperature and wavelength. See also: Absorb, Absorption Coefficient, Extinction.
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Absorption
In chemistry absorption can mean two things: Firstly it can imply that powerful forces exist holding two substances together, and that seperation of the two is not easily accomplished. Secondly it can mean absorption of heat, light etc.. . The absorption of ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiatio...
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absorption
absorb; absorbent. Compare with adsorption and sorption. 1. Penetration of molecules into the bulk of a solid or liquid, forming either a solution or compound. Absorption can be a chemical process (a strong solution of NaOH absorbs CO2 from the air) or a physical process (palladium absorb...
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Absorption
In chemistry absorption can mean two things: Firstly it can imply that powerful forces exist holding two substances together, and that seperation of the two is not easily accomplished. Secondly it can mean absorption of heat, light etc.. . The absorption
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Absorption
The entry of a drug substance into the bloodstream from the site of administration.
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absorption
A process in which Quid molecules are taken up by a liquid or solid and distributed throughout the body of that liquid or solid. Compare with adsorption.
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Absorption
1) A mechanical phenomenon wherein one substance penetrates into the inner structure of another, as in absorbent cotton or a sponge. 2) An optical phenomenon wherein atoms or molecules block or attenuate the transmission of a beam of electromagnetic radiation
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Absorption
A process in which one substance, usually a liquid or gas, is taken into the body of another.
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Absorption
Absorption: Uptake. In the biomedical sciences, absorption has diverse specific meanings. In the body, absorption is the process whereby a cell, tissue or organ takes up a substance. In the intestinal tract, absorption is the uptake of food (or other substances) from the digestive tract. In radiolog...
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Absorption
Occurs when light is partially or completely absorbed by a surface, converting its energy to heat.
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