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(noun) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid |
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Synonyms: soaking up |
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Related Words: imbibition, sorption |
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(noun) the physical process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission |
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Related Words: action, activity, natural action, natural process |
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(noun) the absorbing of one cultural group into harmony with another |
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Synonyms: assimilation |
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Related Words: Americanization, Europeanization, group action |
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(noun) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion |
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Synonyms: assimilation |
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Related Words: biological process, malabsorption, organic process |
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(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something |
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Synonyms: engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation |
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Related Words: absentmindedness, abstractedness, abstraction, cognitive state, state of mind |
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(noun) complete attention; intense mental effort |
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Synonyms: concentration, engrossment |
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Related Words: attention, centering, focus, focusing, focussing, specialism, study |
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