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reabsorptive

reabsorptive adjective: relating to reabsorption.

Adjective

reabsorptive (not comparable)

  1. Relating to reabsorption.
    • Thus, increased sodium retention due to increased tubular sodium reabsorptive capacity mediated by ENaC likely contributes to hypertension in RGS2-/-mice.2015 July 21, “Regulation of Renal Hemodynamics and Function by RGS2”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of reabsorptive

From re- + absorptive.

Questions about reabsorptive

What does reabsorptive mean?
Reabsorptive means relating to reabsorption.
What part of speech is reabsorptive?
Reabsorptive is an adjective.

Words near reabsorptive in the dictionary

  1. reabsorbing
  2. reabsorbs
  3. reabsorbtive
  4. reabsorption
  5. reabsorptions
  6. reabsorptive
  7. reabstract
  8. reabstracted
  9. reabstracting
  10. reabstracts
  11. reabuse

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