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resorb
[ ri-sawrb, -zawrb ]
verb (used with object)
- to absorb again, as an exudation.
resorb
/ rɪˈsɔːb /
verb
- tr to absorb again
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Derived Forms
- reˈsorbent, adjective
- reˈsorptive, adjective
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Other Words From
- re·sorbence noun
- re·sorbent adjective
- re·sorp·tion [ri-, sawrp, -sh, uh, n, -, zawrp, -], noun
- re·sorp·tive [ri-, sawrp, -tiv, -, zawrp, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resorb1
C17: from Latin resorbēre , from re- + sorbēre to suck in; see absorb
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