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Absorption
- noun - (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Absorptive
- adjective - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"
Abstention
- noun - refusal to vote
- the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
Absumption
- - Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction.
Accipitral
- - Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike.
Accipitres
- - The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.
Accountant
- noun - someone who maintains and audits business accounts
Accounting
- verb - a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
- a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
- a system that provides quantitative information about finances
- be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
- keep an account of
- the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
- to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
Accubation
- - The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.