absorption
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Citi says margins could realistically be negative given fixed-cost absorption, high raw-material headwinds and worse-than-consensus volumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“They promote absorption within the bowel so they slow down movement within the bowel but they also may stimulate the bowel to grow.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
One possible class of substances capable of such strong absorption is highly absorbing conjugated organic molecules.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Across the modeled wavelength range of 365-455 nm, the required decadic absorption coefficient reaches about 1,278 cm-1 at 375 nm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
At first he had hidden behind a great palm; but Henry's absorption with the transparencies was so obvious that at last he stood out in full view.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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Organic growth was 10%, of which 4% was same clinic growth and 6% from clinic absorptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
A record of fascinations is at risk of careening into self-indulgence, but “Affinities” is also a record of absorptions, both Dillon’s and those of the artists he loves.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
These epithelia are active in the secretion and absorptions of molecules.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Their quirky absorptions in, say, physics, baseball stats or investment strategies add enormously to human advancement.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2012
Shut from public view in Mr. Heth's study, and more especially in long motor rides down unfrequented by-lanes they were deep in the absorptions of exploring each other, of revealing themselves each to each.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
Vocabulary lists containing absorption
Chemistry - Introductory
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Photosynthesis - Middle School
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Chemistry - High School
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