absorption

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This steady absorption of carbon makes seawater progressively more acidic over time.

From Science Daily

With its simple, scalable synthesis, strong light absorption, stable photophysical characteristics, and long lived excited state, the manganese-based material could support future large scale photochemical applications.

From Science Daily

They relied on operando X-ray absorption, a technique that examines both electronic behavior and local structural changes.

From Science Daily

By the 1800s, scientists had realized that by splitting sunlight into its spectrum they could identify absorption and emission lines corresponding to the elements present in the solar atmosphere.

From Scientific American

Fiber slows the absorption of sugar in your gut.

From Salon