Autointoxication vs. Absorption

Autointoxication vs. Absorption — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Autointoxication and Absorption

Autointoxicationnoun

(medicine) Poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines.

Absorptionnoun

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

Absorptionnoun

(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.

Absorptionnoun

assimilate; incorporation.

the absorption of a smaller tribe into a largerthe absorption of bodies in a whirlpool

Absorptionnoun

the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.

the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.

Absorptionnoun

(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.

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Absorptionnoun

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.

absorption in some employment''

Absorptionnoun

Mental assimilation.

Absorptionnoun

(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.

Absorptionnoun

(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

Absorptionnoun

(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium;

the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules

Absorptionnoun

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

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Absorptionnoun

the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

Absorptionnoun

complete attention; intense mental effort

Absorptionnoun

the mental state of being preoccupied by something