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malabsorb

malabsorb verb: to absorb or digest improperly, to exhibit malabsorption.

Verb

malabsorb (third-person singular simple present malabsorbs, present participle malabsorbing, simple past and past participle malabsorbed)

  1. To absorb or digest improperly, to exhibit malabsorption.

Forms of malabsorb

third-person singular presentmalabsorbs
present participlemalabsorbing
past participlemalabsorbed
pastmalabsorbed

Origin of malabsorb

From mal- + absorb.

Questions about malabsorb

What does malabsorb mean?
Malabsorb means to absorb or digest improperly, to exhibit malabsorption.
What part of speech is malabsorb?
Malabsorb is a verb.
What is the past tense of malabsorb?
The past tense of malabsorb is malabsorbed.

Words near malabsorb in the dictionary

  1. malabi
  2. Malabiga
  3. malabis
  4. Malabo
  5. Malabon
  6. malabsorb
  7. malabsorbed
  8. malabsorber
  9. malabsorbers
  10. malabsorbing
  11. malabsorbs

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