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