absorb
Example Sentences
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However, vitamin C dissolves easily in water and does not absorb well through the outer skin barrier.
From Science Daily
"The combination of youth and ancient chemistry suggests this star didn't evolve in isolation. It likely acquired extra mass from a companion, either through a merger or by absorbing material when the black hole formed."
From Science Daily
Companies pivoted to shallow reservoirs, which now absorb roughly three-quarters of the billions of barrels of water that they inject in the Permian every year.
ICE absorbed the prohibitions when the agency was formed in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
From Los Angeles Times
In places where this dust lies close to hot, newly formed stars, it reflects their light instead of absorbing it, producing soft blue regions called reflection nebulae.
From Science Daily
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