All absorption synonyms

noun absorption

• assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
• intake — the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
• digestion — the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.
• consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
• saturation — the act or process of saturating.
• penetration — the act or power of penetrating.
• retention — the act of retaining.
• concentration — Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
• fusion — the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
• ingestion — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
• osmosis — Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
• reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
• inhalation — an act or instance of inhaling.
• impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
• suction — the act, process, or condition of sucking.
• in-thrall — to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
• immersion — an act or instance of immersing.
• hang-up — a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex: His hang-up is trying to outdo his brother.
• fascination — the power or action of fascinating.
• involvement — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
• holding — an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope?
• occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
• preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
• captivation — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
• intentness — firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed, as the eyes or mind: an intent gaze.
• engrossment — (uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
• preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
• raptness — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
• interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
• amalgamation — the action or process of amalgamating
• incorporation — the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
• combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
• inclusion — the act of including.