Absorption may refer to:
Chemistry and biology
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Absorption (biology)
Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma. In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed through the small intest ...
, digestion
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Absorption (small intestine)
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Absorption (chemistry), diffusion of particles of gas or liquid into liquid or solid materials
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Absorption (skin)
Skin absorption is a route by which substances can enter the body through the skin. Along with inhalation, ingestion and injection, dermal absorption is a route of exposure for toxic substances and route of administration for medication. Absorption ...
, a route by which substances enter the body through the skin
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Absorption (pharmacology), absorption of drugs into the body
Physics and chemical engineering
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Absorption (acoustics), absorption of sound waves by a material
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Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)
In physics, absorption of electromagnetic radiation is how matter (typically electrons bound in atoms) takes up a photon's energy — and so transforms electromagnetic energy into internal energy of the absorber (for example, thermal energy). ...
, absorption of light or other electromagnetic radiation by a material
*Absorption air conditioning, a type of
solar air conditioning
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Absorption refrigerator, a refrigerator that runs on surplus heat rather than electricity
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Dielectric absorption, the inability of a charged capacitor to completely discharge when briefly discharged
Mathematics and economics
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Absorption (economics), the total demand of an economy for goods and services both from within and without
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Absorption (logic)
Absorption is a Validity (logic), valid argument form and rule of inference of propositional logic. The rule states that if P implies Q, then P implies P and Q. The rule makes it possible to introduce Logical conjunction, conjunctions to formal p ...
, one of the rules of inference
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Absorption costing
Total absorption costing (TAC) is a method of Accounting cost which entails the full cost of manufacturing or providing a service. TAC includes not just the costs of materials and labour, but also of all manufacturing overheads (whether ‘fixed†...
, or total absorption costing, a method for appraising or valuing a firm's total inventory by including all the manufacturing costs incurred to produce those goods
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Absorbing element, in mathematics, an element that does not change when it is combined in a binary operation with some other element
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Absorption law, in mathematics, an identity linking a pair of binary operations
See also
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Adsorption, the formation of a gas or liquid film on a solid surface
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CO2 scrubber, device which absorbs carbon dioxide from circulated gas
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Digestion, the uptake of substances by the gastrointestinal tract
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Absorption (psychology), a state of becoming absorbed by mental imagery or fantasy
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Flow (psychology), a state of total mental "absorption"
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