| beta blocker |
any of a class of drugs that inhibit the absorption of adrenalin and the activity of the autonomic nervous system, and are used to control the heartbeat and relieve angina and hypertension. |
| endothermic |
of, concerning, or characteristic of a chemical process accompanied or caused by absorption of heat. (Cf. exothermic.) |
| lead poisoning |
chronic or acute poisoning caused by the ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through the skin of lead or lead salts, characterized by anemia, constipation, abdominal pain, or convulsions, and sometimes resulting in paralysis or coma. |
| malabsorption |
deficient absorption of nutrients by the intestinal tract. |
| mercerize |
to treat (cotton thread or cloth) with sodium hydroxide to increase its strength, dye absorption, and luster. |
| monomania |
excessive interest or absorption in a particular idea or subject; obsession; fixation. [1/2 definitions] |
| narcissism |
excessive love of or absorption in oneself; egocentricity. [1/2 definitions] |
| osmosis |
a gradual, subtle, and usu. unconscious absorption, as of ideals or mannerisms. [1/2 definitions] |
| pharmacokinetic |
of or related to the absorption, processing, and elimination of a drug by the body, or to the field of pharmacokinetics. |
| pharmacokinetics |
the study of the absorption, processing, and elimination of drugs by the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| phosphor |
any of a variety of substances that become luminescent from the absorption of radiation. |
| phosphorescence |
the emission of light with little heat that results from the absorption of radiation and persists after the radiation exposure has ceased. [1/2 definitions] |
| photoconductive |
displaying a change in electrical conductivity upon absorption of light or other radiation. |
| photoelectron |
an electron whose emission from a substance is induced by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation such as visible light. |
| photoemission |
the emission of photoelectrons from a surface, esp. a metallic one, induced by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation such as visible light. |
| photolysis |
the chemical breakdown or decomposition of matter caused by the absorption of light. |
| repel |
to resist integration or absorption. [1/7 definitions] |
| saprozoic |
of or designating the absorption of dissolved organic or inorganic material for nutrition, as by protozoans. [1/2 definitions] |
| saturation point |
the limit beyond which no further absorption can occur. [1/2 definitions] |
| saturnine |
of or relating to the absorption of lead, as in a physical disorder resulting from lead poisoning. [1/4 definitions] |
| sop |
to soak up (a liquid) by absorption (usu. fol. by "up"). [1/6 definitions] |