Definition of Absorption

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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Absorption



Absorption -- The uptake of water , other fluids, or dissolved chemicals by a cell or an organism (as tree roots absorb dissolved nutrients in soil.)

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Absorption -- The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance by conversion to some other form of energy.


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