soaking up
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1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | sorption, |
| definition | : | the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | imbibition, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up, |
| definition | : | take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | absorb, |
| definition | : | become imbued (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up, |
| definition | : | take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | absorb, |
| definition | : | become imbued (verb.contact) |
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