RESORPTION

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


Noun

resorption (countable and uncountable, plural resorptions)

The act of resorbing.

The redissolving, wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed.

(medicine) The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material.

Anagrams

• portioners, reportions, serotropin

Source: Wiktionary


Re*sorp"tion (r*srp"shn), n.

Definition: The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2024

SUNLIT

(adjective) lighted by sunlight; “the sunlit slopes of the canyon”; “violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges”- Wallace Stegner


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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