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absorbing; specifically:
- In physiology, it refers to the movement of liquids and solutes
into cells by way of diffusion or osmosis.
- In chemistry, it refers to the drawing of a gas or liquid
into the pores of a permeable solid.
- In immunology, it refers to a process in which an antigen
or antibody
is used to pull an analogous antigen or antibody out of a solution.
Compare adsorption.
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