absorption
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Yet its long-term rainfall data suggests the Southern Ocean, a critical driver of global heat and carbon absorption, may be changing faster and more dramatically than scientists previously realized.
From Science Daily • May 14, 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
The recorded history of China’s Zhou Dynasty, from 1100 to 221 B.C., describes the conquest and absorption of most of China’s non-Chinese-speaking population by Chinese-speaking states.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing absorption
Chemistry - Introductory
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Photosynthesis - Middle School
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Chemistry - High School
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