Editing Absorption

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'''Absorption''' may refer to:
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==Chemistry and biology==
*[[Absorption (biology)]], digestion
**[[Absorption (small intestine)]]
*[[Absorption (chemistry)]], diffusion of particles of gas or liquid into liquid or solid materials
*[[Absorption (skin)]], a route by which substances enter the body through the skin
*[[Absorption (pharmacology)]], absorption of drugs into the body

==Physics and chemical engineering==
*[[Absorption (acoustics)]], absorption of sound waves by a material
*[[Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)]], absorption of light or other electromagnetic radiation by a material
*Absorption air conditioning, a type of [[solar air conditioning]]
*[[Absorption refrigerator]], a refrigerator that runs on surplus heat rather than electricity
*[[Dielectric absorption]], the inability of a charged capacitor to completely discharge when briefly discharged

==Mathematics and economics==
*[[Absorption (economics)]], the total demand of an economy for goods and services both from within and without
*[[Absorption (logic)]], one of the rules of inference
*[[Absorption costing]], or total absorption costing, a method for appraising or valuing a firm's total inventory by including all the manufacturing costs incurred to produce those goods
*[[Absorbing element]], in mathematics, an element that does not change when it is combined in a binary operation with some other element
*[[Absorption law]], in mathematics, an identity linking a pair of binary operations

==See also==
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*[[Adsorption]], the formation of a gas or liquid film on a solid surface
*[[Carbon dioxide scrubber|CO<sub>2</sub> scrubber]], device which absorbs carbon dioxide from circulated gas
*[[Digestion]], the uptake of substances by the gastrointestinal tract
*[[Absorption (psychology)]], a state of becoming absorbed by mental imagery or fantasy
*[[Flow (psychology)]], a state of total mental "absorption"

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