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Meaning
Noun
●
Understanding; comprehension.
●
Absorption, especially of food or
nutrient
by an organism.
●
The
act
of
lifting
or
taking
up.
●
A chimney.
●
The
upcast
pipe
from the
smokebox
of a
steam boiler
towards the chimney.
Verb
●
To
take up
, to lift.
●
To
absorb
, as food or a
drug
by an organism.
●
To
accept
and
begin
to use, as a new practice.
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Origin
uptake
English
uptaken
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Absorption
Accumulation
Utilization
Adsorption
Bioavailability
Consumption
Metabolism
Growth
Secretion
Availability
Concentration
Usage
Permeation
Excretion
Utilisation
Penetration
Diffusion
Translocation
Ingestion
Solubilization
Solubility
Efflux
Sorption
Depletion
Absorbtion
Adoption
Retention
Concentrations
Toxicity
Proteolysis
Release
Sequestration
Efficacy
Production
Infiltration
Activation
Biosynthesis
Absorb
Transfer
Inhibition
Deposition
Mineralization
Incorporation
Oxidation
Transport
Removal
Proliferation
Accumulate
Oxidize
Remove
Diffuse
Metabolize
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