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resorption

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Noun
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re=sorp=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

resorptionn. 
  •  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.

Derivative
resorptive adj.
Etymology
RESORB after absorption

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