absorción

Definitions of absorción
  1. noun
    a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
    synonyms: adquisición, toma de posesión, toma del poder
  2. noun
    the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
    synonyms: asimilación
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    types:
    americanización, cocacolonización
    assimilation into American culture
  3. noun
    complete attention; intense mental effort
    synonyms: recogimiento
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    types:
    enfoque
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  4. noun
    the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
    synonyms: asimilación
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    types:
    anabolismo
    the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
    type of:
    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
  5. noun
    (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
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