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Absorption is defined as the process when one thing becomes part of another thing, or the process of something soaking, either literally or figuratively. An example of absorption is soaking up spilled milk with a paper towel.
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Absorption is defined as the process when one thing becomes part of another thing, or the process of something soaking, either literally or figuratively. An example of absorption is soaking up spilled milk with a paper towel
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Absorption is defined as the process when one thing becomes part of another thing, or the process of something soaking, either literally or figuratively.
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the state of being engrossed in something
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Absorption, in wave motion, the transfer of the energy of a wave to matter as the wave passes through it
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absorption is nothing but a body absorbing matter(solid,liquids and gasses) in to it's own body, through it's surface area, when it will placed in that mater.Generalised ex:when we placed a sponge in the water ,then water will be obsorbed in to its body through surface area.in chemistry similarly...
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absorption is nothing but a body absorbing matter(solid,liquids and gasses) in to it's own body, through it's surface area, when it will placed in that mater.Generalised ex:when we placed a sponge in the water ,then water will be obsorbed in to its body through surface area.in chemistry similarly one chemical compound will be obsorbed by another chemical compound when we placed both of them in contact each other .this is called absorption. read less
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The process of absorbing or assimilating substances into cells or across the tissues and organs through diffusion or osmosis, as in absorption of nutrients by the digestive system, or absorption of drugs into the bloodstream.
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Absorption describes the process of absorbing or soaking up something: Sponges are good at water absorption
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absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules or ions enter some bulk phase -- gas, liquid or solid material. two types 1 Physical absorption 2.Chemical absorption If absorption is a physical process not accompanied by any other physical or chemical process,...
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absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules or ions enter some bulk phase – gas, liquid or solid material. two types 1 Physical absorption 2.Chemical absorption If absorption is a physical process not accompanied by any other physical or chemical process, it usually follows the Nernst distribution law: "the ratio of concentrations of some solute species in two bulk phases in contact is constant for a given solute and bulk phases": [x]1/[x]2=constant read less
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the process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.
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