absorption
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(1) In general: the process of absorbing; taking up of water and nutrients by assimilation or imbibition. The taking up by capillary, osmotic, chemical or solvent action, such as the taking up of a gas by a solid or liquid, or taking up of a liquid by a solid. (2) In biology: the movement of a fluid or a dissolved substance across a cell membrane. (3) In plants: water and mineral salts are absorbed from the soil by roots. (4) In animals: solubulized food material is absorbed into the circulatory system through cells lining the alimentary canal.
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| Reference 1 | Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, FAO Research and Technology Paper No. 7, Rome, 1999. |
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