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absorption

[ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] / æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp- /




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Pavord said iron tablets are best taken on an empty stomach, ideally first thing in the morning, and advised avoiding tea or coffee around the time they are taken because they can inhibit iron absorption.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Although methane absorption varied considerably between the 13 locations, a clear overall pattern emerged.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

More job cuts and A.I. demands are expected, and the wholesale absorption of Hulu’s app into the Disney+ interface is still happening.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

When the team compared DAMM's predictions with actual measurements from the controlled diet study, the model produced estimates that were closer to the observed calorie absorption than those generated using the conventional Atwater approach.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

I watch her with uncharacteristic absorption, because I know everyone will be waiting for my reaction to the interview.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

Artificial gum, 1 19.70 10.98 9.00 Artificial gum, 2 13.70 8.05 23.50 Starch 9.43 100.00 None The baryta absorptions seem to be chiefly due to the quantity of starch present in the composition: Sample.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 by Various


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