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assimilate
When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it. -
dose
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time. -
dose equivalent
a unit that quantifies the biological effectiveness of an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, obtained by multiplying the absorbed dose by dimensionless factors that account for the kind of radiation, its energy, and the nature of the absorber: measured in Sievert or rem. -
gray
of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue. -
sink
to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows. -
absorbed dose
the amount of energy transferred by nuclear or ionizing radiation to a unit mass of absorbing material