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Definition: Reabsorption |
ReabsorptionNoun1. The organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "reabsorption" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | 1. the act or process of absorbing again, as the selective absorption by the kidneys of substances (glucose, proteins, sodium, etc.) already secreted into the renal tubules, and their return to the circulating blood. 2. resorption. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: ReabsorptionSynonym: resorption (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Reabsorption |
| English words defined with "reabsorption": ADH, antidiuretic hormone ♦ Pitressin ♦ thiazide ♦ vasopressin. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "reabsorption": Diuretics, Mercurial ♦ Enterohepatic Circulation ♦ Hypophosphatemia, Familial. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Reabsorption" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (reabsorption), German (reabsorption). |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The size of certain gashes was a serious danger, the suppuration of large wounds always being liable to reabsorption, and consequently to kill the. |
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Health | Some pituitary tumors decrease the secretion of vasopressin, the hormone that triggers the kidney's reabsorption of water from urine. (references) | |
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug. Once having tried cocaine, an individual may have difficulty predicting or controlling the extent to which he or she will continue to use the drug. Cocaine's stimulant and addictive effects are thought to be primarily a result of its ability to inhibit the reabsorption of dopamine by nerve cells. (references) | ||
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| "Reabsorption" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Reabsorption" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
reabsorption | 13 |
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| Language | Translations for "reabsorption"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | reabsorption. (various references) | |
Dutch | reabsorptie. (various references) | |
Finnish | reabsorptio, takaisinimeytyminen. (various references) | |
French | réabsorption. (various references) | |
German | Resorption (absorption, resorption), Reabsorption. (various references) | |
Greek | επαναρρόφηση. (various references) | |
Italian | riassorbimento (resorption). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eabsorptionray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | reabsorção, reabsorção cutânea, dental (absorbing again), reabsorção. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | resorpcija. (various references) | |
Spanish | reabsorción. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự hút lại. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "reabsorption" (pronounced 'Re`ab*sorp"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: probationers, reprobations. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-n-o-o-p-r-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: perorations, probationer, reprobation. | |
-2 letters: absorption, operations, peroration, personator, pretorians, probations, pronatores, prorations, resorption. | |
-3 letters: abortions, atropines, baritones, obtainers, operation, operators, oratories, patronise, posterior, pretorian, pretrains, priorates, probation, pronators, proration, ratooners, reobtains, resonator, roborants, robotries, serration, taborines, terrapins, transpire. | |
-4 letters: aborters, abortion, airborne, airports, anterior, antrorse, arbiters, arborist, atropine, atropins, banister, baritone, barniest, baronets, baronies, bepaints, biotopes, biotrons, bonitoes, bornites, botanies, botanise, eobionts, introrse, niobates, notaries, obeisant, obtainer, operants, operator, orations, orbiters, painters, pantries, partiers, partners, patroons, pertains, pierrots, pinaster, pointers, poisoner, porniest, portions, positron, praetors, pretrain, printers, priorate, prisoner, pristane, probates, pronates, pronator, prorates, proteans, proteins, rarebits, ratooner, reobtain, repaints, reprints, restrain, retrains, roborant, rotaries, saponite, searobin, senorita, snoopier, snootier, sororate, sorption, sparerib, spoonier, sportier, sprinter, strainer, taborers, taborine, taborins, teaspoon, terrains, terrapin, trainers, troopers, tropines. | |
-5 letters: aborter, airport, airpost, anestri, antsier, arbiter, arbores, aroints, arpents, artsier, aspirer, atoners, atonies, atopies, atropin, baiters, banters, banties, baptise, barites, barnier, baronet, barrens, barrets, barrios, barters, basinet, bastion, bepaint, biotope, biotron, boaster, boaters, boniest, bonitas, bonitos, boonies, booster, booties, boranes, borates, bornite, brasier, briners, brisant, enroots, entraps, eobiont, epinaos, erasion, erosion, errants, esparto, ironers, isobare, isotone, isotope, nastier, niobate, nitroso, norites, obtains, oestrin, operant, operons, opiates, options, oration, orators, orbiest, orbiter, orients, orpines, painter, paniers, panties, parents, parries, parrots, partier, parties, partner, partons, pastern, pastier, patines, patrons, patroon, perrons, persona, pertain, piaster, piastre, pierrot, pintoes, pirates, pointer, pointes, poorest, pornier, porters, portion, postern, potions, praetor, praiser, praters, preriot, presort, pretors, printer, probate, probers, probits, pronate, pronota, prorate, prosier, prostie, protean, proteas, protein, protons, pterins, ranters, rapiers, rapines, raptors, rarebit, raspier, ratines, rations, ratoons, rebaits, rebatos, reboant, reboots, repaint, repairs, reports, reposit, reprint, retains, retinas, retrain, retsina, rioters, riposte, roaster, roister, rooster, rooters, rootier, ropiest, sapient, saprobe, seaboot, seaport, senator, senopia, serrano, sierran, snooper, snorter, soapier, sootier, soprani, soprano, sorbate, sorbent, spinate, spirant, sporran, sporter, stainer, stearin, stonier, stooper, striper, taborer, taborin, tarpons, tarries, tarsier, teopans, terbias, terrain, toreros, torpors, torsion, trainer, traipse, treason, trepans, trooper, tropine, tropins. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-n-o-o-p-r-r-s-t" | |
+5 letters: bacteriorhodopsin. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 61 62 73 6F 72 70 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . .- -... ... --- .-. .--. - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01100001 01100010 01110011 01101111 01110010 01110000 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e a b s o r p t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0061 0062 0073 006F 0072 0070 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)527167688581848286758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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