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Absorbed vs Resorbed - What's the difference?

absorbed | resorbed |

As verbs the difference between absorbed and resorbed

is that absorbed is (absorb) while resorbed is (resorb).

As an adjective absorbed

is fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed .

absorbed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
  • Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (absorb)

    • Derived terms

    * absorbed dose * self-absorbed

    See also

    * adsorbed

    References

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    resorbed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (resorb)
    • ----

    resorb

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to absorb (something) again
  • to undergo resorption
  • (biology) to dissolve something (as for example bone, sinew, or suture) and assimilate it.

    • Derived terms

    * resorbence * resorbant * resorption * resorptive

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