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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Absorption
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(1):
(n.) Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.
(2):
(n.) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
(3):
(n.) 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.
(4):
(n.) In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Absorption'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/absorption.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Absorption'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/absorption.html. 1828.
