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
The fable construct extends to a frenetic visual scheme of handmade art and animation that interrupts our absorption process as if we were kids needing stimulation between all the talking heads.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
That news, which broke in January 1939, launched physicists upon flights of learned speculation about the enormous energy released when the uranium nucleus split following its absorption of a stray neutron.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing absorption
Chemistry - Introductory
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Photosynthesis - Middle School
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Chemistry - High School
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