soaking up
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Types & categories
- sorption hypernym
- imbibition hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | soak up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absorb |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sorption |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | imbibition |