REABSORPTION

resorption, reabsorption

(noun) the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reabsorption (countable and uncountable, plural reabsorptions)

(physics) The subsequent absorption of emitted radiation.

(physiology) The subsequent absorption of a secreted substance.

Anagrams

• probationers, reprobations

Source: Wiktionary


Re`ab*sorp"tion, n.

Definition: The act or process of rearbsorbing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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