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Meanings of absorption in English

Portuguese
concentração
Catalan
concentració
Spanish
concentración

Complete attention; intense mental effort.

concentração
Portuguese
preocupação
Catalan
preocupació
Spanish
preocupación

The mental state of being preoccupied by something.

preocupação
Catalan
absorció
Spanish
absorción

(Chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.

absorció
Portuguese
assimilação
Catalan
assimilació
Spanish
absorción

The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion.

assimilação
Usage of absorption in English
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Results: TCUF and lymphatic absorption were not different between the two groups.
Pubmed
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Aim: To determine whether concomitant iron affects the absorption of mycophenolate mofetil.
Pubmed
3
They were tragic in the fury of their absorption in their work.
Impressions and Comments
4
His absorption in the race precluded an interest in mere family matters.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill
5
Her absorption in the small gaieties of the society there surprised him.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
6
Summary: Understanding the relationship between nutrient absorption and intestinal inflammation is important.
Pubmed
7
Pre-safe uses inflatable metal structures within the body to increase impact absorption.
Wired
8
Heavier climbers or highball enthusiasts, however, will appreciate the sturdy shock absorption.
Climbing Magazine
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The general course of these effusions was towards spontaneous absorption and recovery.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 / Being Mainly a...
10
Sound, as it were, exempts the ideal from its absorption in matter.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
11
And he had gone on in that self-absorption to the very end.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
12
The retina showed a much higher general absorption of the analyzing light.
Pubmed
13
He forgot his wound in the complete absorption of his favorite recreation.
His Sombre Rivals
14
Fully delocalized degenerate second and third excitonic states define linear absorption spectra.
Pubmed
15
Ultimately Bergé would move out, unable to cope with Yves's utter self-absorption.
The Guardian
16
After 1 week on the diets, mineral absorption and retention was assessed.
Pubmed
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Translations for absorption
Absorption through the time
Absorption across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common