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soaking up

DEFINITIONS OF: soaking up

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n (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

Synonyms:
absorption
Types:
imbibition
(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
Type of:
sorption
the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
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