absorb
verb
/æbˈsɔɹb/
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/æbˈzɔɹb/
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/əbˈsɔɹb/
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/əbˈsɔːb/
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/əbˈzɔɹb/
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/əbˈzɔːb/
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- (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
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απορροφώ,
αφομοιώνω
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- (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]
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απορροφώ
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absorbable
adjective
/əbˈsɔɹb.ə.bl̩/
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/əbˈzɔɹb.ə.bl̩/
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- Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
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απορροφήσιμος
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absorbency
noun
/æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si/
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/æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩.si/
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/əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si/
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/əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩.si/
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- The quality of being absorbent.
- (physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
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απορρόφηση
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absorbent
adjective
/æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/
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/æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t/
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/əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/
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/əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/
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/əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t/
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/əbˈzɔː.bn̩t/
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- Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
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απορροφητικός
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