absorption
ab•sorp•tion (absôrp´shən, -zôrp´-; əb-) n.
[[L absorptio < absorbere: see absorb]]
1 an absorbing or being absorbed
2 the fact or state of being much interested or engrossed
3 Biol. the passing of nutrient material, medication, etc. into or through tissues, as the intestinal walls, the blood, etc.
4 Physics
a) a taking in and not reflecting, as of radiant energy
b) partial loss in energy of light, radio waves, etc. passing through a medium
—absorp´tive (-tiv) adj.
