absorb

6 letters in word "absorb": A B B O R S.

No anagrams for absorb found in this word list.

Words found within absorb:

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• Definitions:
• become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb" take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something" take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" steep: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
• (ab·sorb) (ab-sorb´) [L. absorb?re] 1. to take in or assimilate, as to take up substances into or across tissues, eg, the skin, intestine, or renal tubules. 2. to react with radiation energy so as to attenuate it. 3. ...
• To soak up or take in.
• To suck up; to take in; collect; accumulate. [ light rays are absorbed by black surfaces, cork ceilings absorb sound ].
• To take up or receive by chemical or molecular action.
• To take up light, noise, moisture, or energy and not transmit it.
• To transform radiant energy into a different form, usually with a resultant rise in temperature.
• Physically or chemically assimilate (or take in) a substance, for example, as soils or plants take in water and food.
• to take in
• to obtain food by taking up water and dissolved substances across a membrane; this is how fungi operate. This is also called OSMOTROPHIC NUTRITION (cf. INGEST).
• Take up fluids, take in.
• The process by which a liquid penetrates the solid structure of the absorbent's fibers or particles, which then swell in size to accommodate the liquid.
• (verb) The collection of one substance within another substance. Examples: visible light being absorbed by a dark liquid, garlic odor being absorbed into a glass of milk, radar being absorbed into the special paint on a stealth jet, a chemical spill being absorbed into a sponge. ...
• Taking up of a substance into the carpet through pores or small opening (ie chalk, talc, and sawdust are absorbent powders).

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