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Meanings of absorb water in English

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Usage of absorb water in English
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Frogs absorb water through their skin and so don't need to drink.
The Irish Times
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Trees and other plants absorb water and then release it through evaporation.
Reuters
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Dry treatments coat the rope's nylon fibers so they don't absorb water.
Climbing Magazine
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Root architecture is crucial for plants to absorb water and nutrients.
Pubmed
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During processing, scallops absorb water, which is then thrown off when they are cooked.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
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As seeds begin to absorb water, heat is also produced.
Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
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And another hope is to use the materials to absorb water to cool down equipment.
Wired
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They absorb water from the soil for the plants.
The First Book of Farming
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Even worse, scallops absorb water during processing, which is thrown off when they are cooked.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
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They last five years, and they won't absorb water.
Life on the Mississippi
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They have developed a paint which can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen.
Radio NZ
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While other suits absorb water, Fastskin3 repels it.
Reuters
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It grows on a frog's ultra-sensitive skin, disrupting the organ's ability to absorb water and air.
Wired
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Cheap scallops are treated with sodium tripolyphosphate (STP) to force them to absorb water.
Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
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If you did not know, towels grow mould and fungus as they are made to absorb water.
The South African
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And it should be easy to send through pipelines, unlike ethanol which can absorb water and rust ducts.
Reuters
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