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English noun: soaking up

1. soaking up (process) (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid


Synonymsabsorption


Broader (hypernym)sorption


Narrower (hyponym)imbibition


Domain categorychemical science, chemistry









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