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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
Abstention
- noun - refusal to vote
- the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
Absumption
- - Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction.
Accubation
- - The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
Accusation
- noun - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
- an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
Acervation
- - A heaping up; accumulation.
Activation
- noun - making active and effective (as a bomb)
- stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
- the activity of causing to have energy and be active
Adaptation
- noun -
- (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
- alteration
Adequation
- - The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
Adhibition
- - The act of adhibiting; application; use.