Word Study
resorption
CIDE DICTIONARY
resorption, n.
- The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption. [1913 Webster]
- The redissolving wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed. The dissolved material may again solidify, giving rise to a mass of small crystals, usually of a different kind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
resorption, n.
1 the act or an instance of resorbing; the state of being resorbed.
2 the absorption of tissue within the body.
1 the act or an instance of resorbing; the state of being resorbed.
2 the absorption of tissue within the body.
Derivative
resorptive adj.
Etymology
RESORB after absorption
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