Ab'sorptive
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absorption (əbˈsɔːpʃən, -ˈzɔːp-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the process of absorbing or the state of being absorbed |
| 2. | physiol |
| a. normal assimilation by the tissues of the products of digestion | |
| b. the passage of a gas, fluid, drug, etc, through the mucous membranes or skin | |
| 3. | physics a reduction of the intensity of any form of radiated energy as a result of energy conversion in a medium, such as the conversion of sound energy into heat |
| 4. | immunol the process of removing superfluous antibodies or antigens from a mixture using a reagent |
| [C16: from Latin absorptiōn-, from absorbēre to | |
| ab'sorptive | |
| —adj | |
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