| self-absorption | |
| —n | |
| 1. | preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world |
| 2. | physics the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |