Term: absorption: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Candidate hypernym: sorption: the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) → 1
Candidate hypernym: winteraceae: small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: discretion: freedom to act or judge on one's own → 0
Candidate hypernym: copy: matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials → 0
Candidate hypernym: joint return: a return filed by a husband and wife → 0
Candidate hypernym: beta cell: a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas → 0
Candidate hypernym: luminous flux: the rate of flow of light energy → 0
Candidate hypernym: marriage: two people who are married to each other → 0
Candidate hypernym: jennet: female donkey → 0
Candidate hypernym: sulindac: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril) → 0
Candidate hypernym: match: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction → 0