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overabsorption

overabsorption noun: excessive absorption.

Noun

overabsorption (uncountable)

  1. Excessive absorption.
    • Might this then be a bellwether tale about the rumored dire effects of overabsorption in new media?2015 June 19, Leonard S. Marcus, “Dahlov Ipcar’s ‘Black and White,’ and More”, in New York Times

Origin of overabsorption

From over- + absorption.

Questions about overabsorption

What does overabsorption mean?
Overabsorption means excessive absorption.
What part of speech is overabsorption?
Overabsorption is a noun.

Words near overabsorption in the dictionary

  1. overabounds
  2. overabsorb
  3. overabsorbed
  4. overabsorbing
  5. overabsorbs
  6. overabsorption
  7. overabstemious
  8. overabstract
  9. overabstracted
  10. overabstracting
  11. overabstracts

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