Definition of Reuptake

1. Noun. A process of using up or consuming again. "Psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters"

Exact synonyms: Re-uptake
Generic synonyms: Uptake

Definition of Reuptake

1. Noun. (rare) A second or subsequent uptake ¹

2. Noun. (biochemistry) Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reuptake

1. the reabsorption of a chemical into the cell that released it [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reuptake

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reupdated
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reupholster
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reupholsterer
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reupholstering
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reupholstery
reupload
reuploaded
reuploading
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reuptake (current term)
reuptakes
reurge
reurged
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reurging
reusabilities
reusability
reusable
reusable program
reusable routine
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reuse
reuseable

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