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resorptive Definition


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resorption
noun
    1. The act of resorbing or state of being resorbed.
    2. geol.
      The remelting of a mineral by rock magma.
    3. medicine.
      The breaking down and assimilation of a substance into the body.
Derivative: resorptive
adj
    Etymology: 19c: from Latin sorbere, sorptum to suck in.



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