Look up: Absorption

1. absorption
   The taking in of water and dissolved minerals and nutrients across cell membranes. Contrast with ingestion.
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2. 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 seawater (one of the possible antidotes to global warming that crops up in models of world climate.
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3. 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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4. Absorption
   Total demand for final goods and services by all residents (consumers, producers, and government) of a country (as opposed to total demand for that country's output). The term was introduced as part of the Absorption Approach.
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5. Absorption
   1) A material's capability to dampen sound. 2) The process of a material dampening or "absorbing" sound.
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. absorption
    the process of sucking up; taking in and making part of an existing whole. Compare adsorption.
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12. 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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13. 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 radiation is the basis of some forms of spectrometry which can be used to identify different chemical compounds. See also infrared radiation.
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14. 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 absorbs hydrogen gas). 2. Capture and transformation of …
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15. 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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16. Absorption
    The entry of a drug substance into the bloodstream from the site of administration.
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17. 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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18. 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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19. Absorption
    A process in which one substance, usually a liquid or gas, is taken into the body of another.
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20. 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 radiology, absorption refers to the taking up of energy by …
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21. absorption
    the amount of preservative or other chemical absorbed by timber,generally expressed in lb/ft3 or kg/m3,of treated volume or,particularly in diffusion treatments,as a percentage of the oven-dry weight of the piece Category: The chemical industry • an atomic or nuclear interaction in which an incident particle disappears as a free particle even when one or more of the same or different p…
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22. Absorption
    Occurs when light is partially or completely absorbed by a surface, converting its energy to heat.
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23. Absorption
    One cause of attenuation where light signal is absorbed into the glass during transmission.
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24. Absorption
    Ab·sorp"tion noun [ Latin absorptio , from absorbere . See Absorb .] 1. The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger. 2. (Chem. & Physics) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical actio …
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25. absorption
    The process of absorbing, specifically: ... 1. <physiology> The movement and uptake of substances (liquids and solutes) into cells or across tissues such as skin, intestine and kiidney tubules, by way of diffusion or osmosis. ... 2. <chemistry> The drawing of a gas or liquid into the pores of a permeable solid. ... 3. <psychology> Th …
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