| NOUN | process | soaking up, absorption | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another |
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| Meaning | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid. | |
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| Synonym | absorption | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | imbibition | (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid / liquid by a solid or gel |
| Broader | sorption | The process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) |
| Spanish | absorción | |
| Catalan | absorció | |
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