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1. absorption
noun. ['əbˈzɔrpʃən, əbˈsɔrpʃən'] (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.
Synonyms
- soaking up
- sorption
Antonyms
- windward
- distribution
- decrease
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Rhymes with Absorption
- abbreviation
- abdication
- abduction
- abduction
- aberration
- abolition
- abomination
- abortion
- abrogation
- absolution
- absorption
- abstraction
- acceleration
- accession
- acclamation
- acclimation
- accommodation
- accreditation
- accretion
- accumulation
How do you spell absorption? Is it absorpsion ?
A common misspelling of absorption is absorpsion
Sentences with absorption
1. Noun, singular or mass
It may be best to wait an hour or two after bathing to apply medications to ensure proper absorption.
2. self-absorption
noun. preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else.
Synonyms
- navel-gazing
- preoccupation
Etymology
- absorption (English)
- self- (English)
3. absorption
noun. ['əbˈzɔrpʃən, əbˈsɔrpʃən'] (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium.
Synonyms
- natural process
- activity
- action
- extinction
Antonyms
- dilution
- weakening
- inattention
- inattentiveness
4. absorption
noun. ['əbˈzɔrpʃən, əbˈsɔrpʃən'] the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion.
Synonyms
- organic process
- constructive metabolism
- assimilation
- malabsorption
- anabolism
Antonyms
- inattentive
- attentive
- emersion
- appearance
5. absorption
noun. ['əbˈzɔrpʃən, əbˈsɔrpʃən'] the mental state of being preoccupied by something.
Synonyms
- abstractedness
- absentmindedness
- engrossment
- abstraction
- preoccupancy
- preoccupation
- cognitive state
Antonyms
- blur
- unclearness
- obscurity
- soften
6. absorption
noun. ['əbˈzɔrpʃən, əbˈsɔrpʃən'] the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another.
Synonyms
- Europeanization
- Americanization
- Westernization
- Anglicization
- social process
- Europeanisation
- assimilation
- Westernisation
- Americanisation
Antonyms
- outwardness
- unconsciousness
- inwardness
- certainty
7. absorption
noun. ['əbˈzɔrpʃən, əbˈsɔrpʃən'] complete attention; intense mental effort.
Synonyms
- direction
- specialism
- study
- engrossment
- focusing
- concentration
- focal point
- centering
- attention
- immersion
- focussing
Antonyms
- softness
- enfranchisement
- leeward
- outgoing