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Definition of Absorbs
1. absorb [v] - See also: absorb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Absorbs
Literary usage of Absorbs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey, Dorothy Anna Hahn (1921)
"1 vol. alcohol of 0.85 sp. gr. absorbs 0.5 vol. ; 1 vol. ether absorbs 2 vols.
(Graham.) Sol. in volatile oils; 1 vol. oil of turpentine absorbs 3.25 vols. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1871)
"The amount of nitrate of sodium in saltpetre may also be approximately determined
by ascertaining the quantity of water which it absorbs when exposed to an ..."
3. A Dictionary of Chemistry: On the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's, in which the ...by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson (1821)
"Exposed to the air, it attracts humidity, absorbs oxygen, passes to the state of a
... When exposed to the air, it absorbs oxygen, passes to the state of a ..."
4. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"absorbs the Power of the Directors.—Lord Cornwallis appointed Governor-General.—
Commencement of the Proceedings in Parliament relative to the Impeachment ..."
5. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... they mask their infernal perfidy, which is of so enormous a magnitude that it
absorbs every idea of punic faith. ..."
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