(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
complete attention; intense mental effort
