Absorptionnoun
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
Absorptionnoun
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
Absorptionnoun
assimilate; incorporation.
Absorptionnoun
the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
Absorptionnoun
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Absorptionnoun
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Absorptionnoun
Mental assimilation.
Absorptionnoun
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
Absorptionnoun
The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger.
Absorptionnoun
An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
Absorptionnoun
In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
Absorptionnoun
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.
Absorptionnoun
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Absorptionnoun
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium;
Absorptionnoun
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Absorptionnoun
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
Absorptionnoun
complete attention; intense mental effort
Absorptionnoun
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Strippingverb
present participle of strip
Strippingnoun
The act of one who strips.
Strippingnoun
(chemistry, engineering) A physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream
Strippingnoun
The act of one who strips.
Strippingnoun
The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking.
Strippingnoun
the removal of covering