absorption

Definitions of absorption
  1. noun
    the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
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    type of:
    processus naturel, radioactivité
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
  2. noun
    the mental state of being preoccupied by something
    synonyms: préoccupation
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    types:
    distraction
    preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
    type of:
    état cognitif
    the state of a person's cognitive processes
  3. noun
    the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
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