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preabsorb

preabsorb verb: to absorb prior to another process.

Verb

preabsorb (third-person singular simple present preabsorbs, present participle preabsorbing, simple past and past participle preabsorbed)

  1. (transitive) To absorb prior to another process.

Forms of preabsorb

third-person singular presentpreabsorbs
present participlepreabsorbing
past participlepreabsorbed
pastpreabsorbed

Origin of preabsorb

From pre- + absorb.

Questions about preabsorb

What does preabsorb mean?
Preabsorb means to absorb prior to another process.
What part of speech is preabsorb?
Preabsorb is a verb.
What is the past tense of preabsorb?
The past tense of preabsorb is preabsorbed.

Words near preabsorb in the dictionary

  1. preablated
  2. preablation
  3. preablations
  4. preabortal
  5. preabortion
  6. preabsorb
  7. preabsorbed
  8. preabsorbing
  9. preabsorbtion
  10. preabsorption
  11. preabsorptions

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