Absorbent vessel
absorbent vessel
absorbent vessel n.
See lymphatic vessel.
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a person or thing that . . Physics. a material in a nuclear reactor that neutrons without reproducing them. Historical Examples He had little fear of being picked up by radiation detectors, thanks to his absorber. The Happy Man Gerald Wilburn Page The absorber was not as ambitious a structure as the engine house. The […]
- Absorbing
extremely interesting; deeply engrossing: an absorbing drama. to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water. to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate: The empire absorbed many small nations. to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly: so absorbed in a book that he did […]
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a photoelectric instrument for measuring the concentration of a substance, as a transparent solution, by its of monochromatic light.