Absorption vs Autointoxication - What's the difference?
absorption | autointoxication |
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
# (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
# assimilate; incorporation.
# (chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
# (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
The taking on of by a shipping company of special charges by another without price increase.
The natural lessening of radio waves due to atmospheric interference.
(medicine) Poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines.
As nouns the difference between absorption and autointoxication
is that absorption is absorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light) while autointoxication is (medicine) poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines.absorption
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Noun
(en noun)- ''the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger
- the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool
- the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
- absorption in some employment