absorption
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The photon energy of 8.2 kiloelectronvolts matches a specific electronic transition in these ions, a process known as resonant absorption.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
"The consumed soil acts as a barrier in the digestive tract, limiting absorption of harmful compounds."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
But photonic loss, the sudden disappearance or absorption of photons, is a persistent sticking point for now.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Black is the absorption of light; white is the presence of every wavelength.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
I feared that my absorption with events in my past amounted to an immature refusal to live in the present.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing absorption
Chemistry - Introductory
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Photosynthesis - Middle School
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Chemistry - High School
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